The Spine of the World is an enormous mountain range that forms the eastern border of the [Westlands|Geography] and separates it from the [Aiel Waste]. [Kinslayer's Dagger|Kinslayers Dagger] juts westward into the [Westlands|Geography] off the Spine. The [Aiel] call this range the Dragonwall. There are several passes through the mountains. The Niamh Passes cross from the [Aiel Waste] to [Shienar]. The [Jangai Pass] crosses from the [Aiel Waste] into [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)].

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In the [Guide]
## [Guide] - There are twelve [Ogier] %%ot [stedding|Ogier]%% in the Spine of the World.
# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch1] - The [Aiel] crossed the Spine of the World to ravage [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] and other lands of the west.
## [NS,Ch12] - As [Lan] and his company scout the [Aiel], they cross [Kinslayer's Dagger|Kinslayers Dagger] heading for the Spine of the World.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch36] - [Stedding Taijing] lies in the Spine of the World east of [Stedding Cantoine].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch25] - Searching for a place of safety, the [Aiel] and the [Jenn] cross the Dragonwall and settle in the [Aiel Waste].
## [TSR,Ch25] - [Comran] was the first [Aiel] to discover [Ogier] %%ot [stedding|Ogier]%% in the Dragonwall and begin trading with them.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Danelle] reports to [Elaida] and her Council that [Aiel] raids through the Niamh Passes have increased.
## [TFoH,Ch2] - [Rand] intends to take the [Aiel] across the Dragonwall.
## [TFoH,Ch20] - [Rand] and the [Aiel] reach the [Jangai Pass] and begin to cross the Dragonwall.
## [TFoH,Ch41] - The [Miagoma], [Codarra], [Daryne] and [Shiande] [Aiel] have crossed the Dragonwall.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch20] - There are many [Ogier] %%ot [stedding|Ogier]%% in the Spine of the World from [Stedding Qichen] and [Stedding Sanshen] in the north to [Stedding Shangtai] in the south. There are abandoned %%ot [stedding|Ogier]%% there as well.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## CoT,Ch23] - [Rand] is staying with Lord [Algarin Pendaloan] at his estate in eastern [Tear|Tear (Country)], a day west of the Spine of the World.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch20] - The [Trollocs] and [Myrddraal|Fade] that attack Lord [Algarin Pendaloan]'s manor probably came from the Spine of the World through the [Waygate|Ways] near [Stedding Shangtai].
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