Samarya is a region of Badara. It is the third Governorate on the northern island of Mu'tasim in Badara. It is situated on the western coast and occupies an area of some 62,000km, the smallest Governate in the nation. To the East and North is Marakesh, and to the South is Al-Fostat. The capital is located at Dar al Salam, which is currently its largest city on the Northern bank of the Oum Al-Rabya river. The Governorate also contains some smaller cities, and the ruins of Vashti in the Wadi Bani Shad's more arid and southern area.
Dar al Salam is the western most port in all of the United Badaran Governates. The great port recieves cargo from the nearby Cildanian Republic, and farther on from Selucia. Its unique location allows it to become somewhat of an oasis in the mostly barren Wadi Bani Shad. The opposite shore of the city begins the dry arid land that stretches all the way to Vashti, and further on toward the footsteps of the highlands, and nearby Zebid on the Al-Fostat border. The city is home to many naval heroes, both from the military and from explorations earlier in our country's history. Dar al Salam is somewhat a rival to the merchant port of Ras Al-Haram, every year there is a boat race from ships built by the shipwrights of each city to see who can make the fastest circumnavigation of Mu'tasim.