Calormen

Calormen&mdash;or more formally, the Calormene Empire&mdash;was an empire in the south of the world of Narnia. Most of the country has a semi-arid climate, and its most notable geographic features are a volcano known as the Flaming Mountain of Lagour, and the Great Desert. The Great Desert is in the northern part of the country, and the difficulty of crossing this desert prevented aggressive Calormene governments from invading Archenland and Narnia for centuries.

The cultural center of Calormen is the River of Calormen, which flows from west to east along the south side of the Great Desert. The capital city is Tashbaan, located on an island in the river's delta, and the river is bordered for much of its length by farmland and wealthy communities.

The city of Azim Balda, located at a crossroads in the heart of the country, is a major hub for travel and communications.

The emperor of Calormen is named The Tisroc and the nation is notorious for having a mighty fleet and army, being a military and imperialistic nation, split between the nobility, known as the Tarkaan, who serve The Tisroc, and the peasentry who work as laborers, fishermen, slaves, farmers and merchants.