Explore the real-world places that appear in The Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty. Each location on the map shows what happens there in the novel, the real history of the place, and what's there today. Featured locations include Cairo, Giza Pyramids, Daevabad, Great Temple of Daevabad, Royal Palace of Daevabad and 7 more.
Bustling Egyptian city where Nahri lives as a con artist
Nahri swindles Cairo's wealthy as a healer and fortune teller. During a zar ceremony she accidentally summons the djinn warrior Dara, who is attacked by ifrit and drags her toward Daevabad.
Cairo has long been a crossroads where human and magical worlds quietly overlap. Old Daeva magic lingers in its alleys and ceremonies.
Cairo is the origin of Nahri's self-reliant identity. Leaving it begins her journey toward discovering her heritage.
Ancient site where Nahri and Dara flee
Nahri and Dara pass the old monuments, with Dara recalling past eras. They are pursued by ifrit and a vicious ghoul-like threat on the road out of Egypt.
The pyramids are said to predate human memory, bound to older magic. Djinn legends link them to ancient Daeva builders.
The pyramids underline the buried history connecting Nahri's world to the magic world.
The legendary City of Brass
Nahri arrives to find a city divided among Daeva, Geziri, and shafit. She is welcomed as a healer, befriends Prince Alizayd and Prince Muntadhir, and is entangled in King Ghassan's court politics.
Built by Suleiman's curse-binding magic, Daevabad was walled with brass and bound by a magical veil. The six tribes of the djinn were divided by war and tyranny.
Daevabad embodies the story's themes of prejudice, power, and inherited violence. Nahri must choose between belonging and justice here.
Sacred Daeva fire temple
Nahri discovers hidden powers and the truth of her lineage within the temple precincts. Dara's loyalties are tested as Daeva priests and Nahri uncover Nahid secrets.
The temple once served the Nahid healers who guided the Daeva people. Its flame was extinguished when the Nahid were slaughtered.
It represents faith, memory, and the burden of destiny for Nahri's lost family.
Seat of the Qahtani dynasty
King Ghassan holds court while Muntadhir and Ali navigate loyalties. Nahri works at the palace as a healer and is bound into a marriage alliance with Muntadhir.
The palace sits above the lake and was claimed by the Qahtani after the conquest. Its halls hide secrets from the Nahid era.
The palace is where political ambition and betrayal pressure Nahri's choices.
Lake guarding the city and home to Marid influence
Ali is drawn to the lake and encounters marid power. Its waters become a stage for sacrifice and catastrophic magic.
The Marid are ancient water spirits who despise Suleiman's rule. The lake is thought to be a gateway to their domain.
The lake ties Ali's faith and fate to the ancient powers beneath Daevabad.
Dara's ancestral Daeva homeland
Dara's memories center on the vanished Daeva homeland. He is tormented by the loss of his people and his lost love, Mardoush's heritage and Nahid ties.
Zariaspa was a legendary Daeva stronghold in the Persian highlands. It fell during the Afshin's era amid ruin.
It stands for Dara's grief and the cost of vengeance.
Hidden Nahid-aligned realm of the Nile
Nahri's path leads toward ancient Egyptian magic, where she learns the legacy of her Nahid bloodline. The ancient priests and healers connect her to the hidden truth.
Ta Ntry was an ancient realm of healer-priests whose magic outlasted dynasties. It endured through hidden bloodlines and secret rites.
Ta Ntry gives Nahri a source of heritage beyond Daevabad.
Domain of the Marid beneath waters
Ali is pushed toward the Marid, who bargain over his fate. He faces ancient beings who seek to unbind themselves from Suleiman's curse.
The Marid are older than the djinn, bound by Suleiman's magic. They long to break free and reclaim the waters.
The Marid reveal the cost of power and promise of freedom for Ali.
Iron and ash lands associated with ifrit raids
Ifrit and dangerous creatures harry travelers across the desert. Dara and Nahri flee, and Dara's rage becomes dangerous.
The southern wastes are said to be haunted by djinn who refused Suleiman's rule. Ifrit are cursed beings tied to old crimes.
These wastes mark the danger of unchecked power and revenge.
Mystic highland border region
Journeys and pursuits end at the mountain barrier, where magic thickens. Characters face strange terrain and mythical threats on the northern route.
Qaf is the mythic edge of the world in Islamic lore. Spirits and monsters are said to dwell beyond its peaks.
Qaf shows how far the characters must go to escape their pasts.
Geziri military fortress of Daevabad
Ali trains with the Royal Guard as a Qahtani prince. He confronts the shafit and Daeva struggle under his father's rule.
The Citadel enforces Geziri authority and sustains the Qahtani peace. It stands as a symbol of conquest.
Ali's time here awakens his sense of justice and guilt.
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