Tashbaan

The walled capital of Calormen, on an island hill at the mouth of a river.

Tashbaan is the capital of Calormen, the great empire south-east of Narnia. It is a large walled city built on an island hill at the mouth of a river, close to the desert that separates Calormen from Archenland and Narnia.

Quick Facts

Country: Calormen
Setting: island hill at a river mouth, near the northern desert
Book: The Horse and His Boy

Lore & Background

The city is one of the settings of The Horse and His Boy, the story of two children and two talking horses who escape from Calormen to the north.

More in World & Geography

Lone Islands Cair Paravel Beaversdam Anvard Lantern Waste Dark Island Edge of the World The Magic Painting Aslan's Country Telmar Eastern Ocean Archenland

Elsewhere in Narnia

Aslan · Characters Prince Rilian · Characters Bree (Narnia) · Characters Sea Serpents · Factions & Groups Calormen Empire · Lore & History The Magic Rings · Powers & Artifacts

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