Lanayru Province

The Lanayru Province is part of the province system in Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.

Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, the Lanayru Province is located west of Eldin Province, east of Peak Province, and it occupies the majority of the Hyrule map. It includes Hyrule Castle, Hyrule Castle Town, Lake Hylia, Zora's Domain, and Zora's River, as well as the third dungeon, Lakebed Temple. It is protected by the Spirit of Light Lanayru.

History
The Lanayru Province is the third province visited during Link's journey. The young hero must first unfreeze Zora's Domain to return the water flow to Zora's River and thus refill Lake Hylia. Having done so, Link then visits the Spirit Spring to collect the sixteen Tears of Light in order to return light to the province. Later on in the game, after Link takes the dying Prince Ralis to Kakariko Village and receives the Zora Armor from Queen Rutela, he must dive to the bottom of Lake Hylia and enter the Lakebed Temple, obtaining the third and last Fused Shadow upon the defeat of Morpheel.

Notable Locations

 * Hyrule Castle
 * Hyrule Castle Town
 * Hyrule Field
 * Lake Hylia
 * Lakebed Temple
 * Lanayru Spring
 * Zora's Domain
 * Upper Zora's River
 * Fishing Hole

Skyward Sword
In Skyward Sword, the Lanayru Province is protected by a great Thunder Dragon of the same name who was appointed to oversee the region by the goddess Hylia. Encompassing the Lanayru Desert, the Lanayru Mining Facility, and Temple of Time, the Lanayru Gorge, and the Lanayru Sand Sea, it is home to a race of Ancient Robots and has been stripped of its natural beauty and resources due to the irresponsible actions of its past inhabitants.

Trivia

 * The Lanayru Province is likely named for the Goddess Nayru.
 * Like Nayru, the Lanayru province is associated with water and time