There is wilderness on the northern side of the land of Ammonihah.
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ALMA 11:2 [16:2]: For behold, the armies of the Lamanites had come in upon the wilderness side, into the borders of the land, even into the city of Ammonihah, and began to slay the people, and to destroy the city.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Ammonihah and the wilderness around Ammonihah. The phrase 'upon the wilderness side' indicates that there is a distinct difference between what is considered a wilderness and what is not a wilderness. The phrase 'upon the wilderness side' indicates the city of Ammonihah had a wilderness on only one side of the land.
ALMA 11:9 [16:6]: And Alma returned and said unto them, Behold, the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon, in the south wilderness, away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Ammonihah, Manti, the river Sidon, the headwaters of the river Sidon, the South Wilderness, the wilderness around Ammonihah, and the wilderness around Manti. This verse names the South Wilderness. The phrase 'away up' indicates that the South Wilderness is higher in altitude than the land of Manti. The South Wilderness is southward of the land of Manti, so beyond the borders would be southward of the land of Manti. Since the Lamanites are crossing the river Sidon beyond the borders of the land of Manti, the headwaters of the river Sidon is southward of the land of Manti and the river Sidon flows northward past the land of Manti. The Lamanites were coming from the direction of the wilderness around the city of Ammonihah. Crossing the river Sidon would put them on the opposite side of the river than the land of Ammonihah.
ALMA 21:163 [49:12]: Therefore they retreated into the wilderness, and took their camp, and marched towards the land of Noah, supposing that to be the next best place for them to come against the Nephites;
Commentary: This verse references the places of Ammonihah, Noah, Sidom, the wilderness around Ammonihah, and the wilderness between Ammonihah and Noah. There is wilderness between the land of Ammonihah and the land of Noah. Since the wilderness around Ammonihah is on only one side on the land of Ammonihah, it is on the side that is generally between the land of Ammonihah and the land of Noah. Both of the lands of Noah and Sidom border the land of Ammonihah. Since the land attacked by the Lamanites after Ammonihah is Noah and not Sidom, Occam's Razor would locate the the land of Noah on the borders of the lands controlled by the Nephites and the land of Sidom more in the interior of the lands controlled by the Nephites.
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