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{{Location map|Free Cities|long=-40|lat=22|label=Velvet Hills|caption=Western [[Essos]] and the location of the Velvet Hills}}
The '''Velvet Hills''' are a series of low hills in [[Andalos]] in western [[Essos]]. They lie to the east of [[Pentos]]. The headwaters of the [[Little Rhoyne]] are found among the hills.<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref> Along the [[Valyrian road]] to [[Ghoyan Drohe]], which sits among the Velvet Hills, there is a deep lake, a circle of standing stones some claim was raised by [[giants]], and a female [[Valyrian sphinx]], the male having been taken away by the [[Dothraki]].{{ref|ADWD|5}}

==History==
Ser [[Willam the Wasp]] and his party searched for [[Balerion]] in the Velvet Hills, but they were slain by outlaws.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Illyrio Mopatis]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]] pass through the Velvet Hills on their way to [[Ghoyan Drohe]].{{ref|ADWD|5}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Half the whores in [[Lannisport]] have breasts bigger than these hills. You ought to call them the Velvet Teats.{{ref|ADWD|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]}}

==References==
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[[Category:Hills]]
[[Category:Pentos]]
[[Category:Places in Essos]]

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