| abstract | - Some time after the Great Carpet Crash of 76, Al Kharid fell into war with the capital of the desert Menaphos. Political tensions had risen to a level where a war declaration was made and the cities's armies faced each other. Knowing Al Kharid would be crushed by the power of the Menaphos, the young emir managed to diplomatically establish a peace treaty, albeit a shaky one, with the pharaoh. The two cities remain hostile towards each other, even more since the pharaoh locked down his city due to the plague of Sophanem, but fighting has ceased. Menaphos, however, still wishes to take over Al Kharid once and for all. In the late Fifth Age, Varrock commissioned an archaeological excavation north of Al Kharid, uncovering an ancient Duel Arena, likely after consulting with the Emir, who, supposedly out of historical interest, gave permission for the dig. The arena, in a surprisingly good condition, soon became a magnet for adventurers and duellists alike, contributing to the cultural heritage and tourism of Al Kharid.
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