Is Azkaban supposed to be Alcatraz?
Is Azkaban supposed to be Alcatraz? And in the clip below, Rowling reveals something that may not be widely known: She says that Azkaban, the prison fortress on an island in the north sea, was directly inspired by Alcatraz. To create the name, she mashed up the name Alcatraz with Abaddon, an ancient Hebrew word for hell. What is this?
Where is Azkaban supposed to be?
Azkaban is a fortress on an island in the middle of the North Sea. It serves the magical community of Great Britain as a prison for convicted criminals. Azkaban was built in the 15th century and it has been in use as a detention facility since 1718.