Chernarus

Chernarus is the original ARMA 2 DayZ mod map. The Desolation version is almost identical to the ARMA 2 version.

Region
Chernarus is a fictional post-Soviet country, accurately recreated from geographical data of real landscape between the Cities "Ústí nad Labem" and "Podmokly" (Czech Republic).

North-Eastern Chernarus is a hilly area with rocky coastlines; the biggest hilltops reach over 700 m above sea level, covered by temperate forests. The environment is still relatively untouched from logging and mining. The biggest cities and industry are concentrated on the southern coast. There are mostly smaller villages inland, situated in deep valleys, hidden in forested ridges or on elevated plateaus with lush meadows.

History
The first settlements in the area date back to 5th Century B.C. When the valleys of the Burnaja and Svetlaya rivers were inhabited by Skyth tribes and nomads, who later formed the Takmyr and Karzeg nations. The center of modern Chernarus had been founded in the delta of the Burnaya River and on the coast, divided from the Zagorie region which was under the supremacy of a Moscow Principate by the Black Mountains ridge.

The local Slavic population constantly had to fight off the raiders from the southwest so it was traditionally bound with Russia, but always kept its independence. In the 12th Century it was controlled by dukes, in the 13th century it was united by Taras Kozub. The Kozub dynasty ruled until 1631, when Chernarus joined the Russian empire. After the revolution in 1917 Chernarus became an autonomic federal republic, after the demise of the USSR in 1991 it gained independence.

General Information

 * Area: 225 km2 in size
 * Almost 100km2 of Chernarus is covered by forest
 * Chernarus has 350 kilometers of roads
 * There are a total of 50 towns and villages across Chernarus
 * Chernarus has three airfields (1 big and 2 small)
 * 1 million 3D objects
 * Hilly rural landscape with rocky coastline

Major cities

 * Chernogorsk
 * Electrozavodsk
 * Stary Sobor
 * Zelenogorsk
 * Solnichniy
 * Vybor
 * Gorka
 * Berezino
 * Krasnostav

Points of interest

 * North-West Airfield
 * North-East Airfield
 * Balota Airfield
 * Skalisty Island
 * Devil's Castle
 * Green Mountain

Interactive Map


Other interactive maps

 * DayZero.xam.nu - A detailed map from the DayZero community. Available in satellite and topographical.
 * iZurvive.com - Highly customizable map with the ability to share markers with friends. Topographical map only.