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The opening page of the _Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind_ manga implies
that the story is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, and the themes of the book
don’t have much impact if it’s set elsewhere. But _where_ on Earth is it set?
We are given maps, and city names, and suggestions of different languages and
cultures. Did Miyazaki have a specific real-world location in mind and if so,
where?


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Where are the places mentioned in Nausicaa located with respect to the modern world?


According to the maps depicted in the manga (and ignoring any differences with
the movie):

It is implied to be parts of the Middle East and Caucasus region. With the
Black Sea on the left (Inland Sea), Mediterranean Sea on the right (Ocean of
Salt). Perhaps alluding to the fact that the magnetic poles might have shifted
around the time of the Seven Days of Fire and the modern time depicted in the
manga.

Torumekia might possibly be considered to be a big portion of real-life modern
day eastern Turkey, with the Autonomous States of the Periphery making up part
of southwestern Turkey and Syria.

It seems that the Dorok Principalities might be the area between Kazakhstan
and Ukraine.

The Sea of Corruption has seems to have covered much of the southeastern part
of real-life Central Asia.

Not all land masses will be one to one with modern day maps as the story is
likely set around 3780 to 3850 CE. Perhaps due to flooding and terraforming
thru the years.

The manga introduction mentions Seven Days of Fire happened roughly a thousand
years after the Industrial Revolution, which is assumed to occurred around
1780s to 1850s CE if we so off modern real-life history. Therefore the Seven
Days of Fire likely happened roughly around 2780-2850 CE. The manga is
mentioned to be set about a thousand years after that event, so roughly around
3780 to 3850 CE would be a guess.

[![Torumekia](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSnGz.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wSnGz.jpg)

[![Extended
Map](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PwAwq.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PwAwq.jpg)

[![RL Modern
Day](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FFlar.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FFlar.jpg)


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