where is aladdin set

Aladdin is set in the fictional city of Agrabah, which Disney portrays as a vibrant desert kingdom inspired by a blend of Middle Eastern and South/Southeast Asian influences. The film explicitly situates Agrabah as the city where Aladdin’s adventures unfold, with the royal palace and the Cave of Wonders playing central roles in the story. In broader lore and adaptations, Agrabah is described as being “based on Baghdad” or the wider Arabian world, while still drawing visual and cultural elements from various regions in the Middle East and South Asia. The character dynamics and street-level scenes (Aladdin, the street urchin; Jasmine, the princess; Jafar, the vizier) reinforce this fused setting, rather than a single precise real-world location. If you’re looking for how different sources pin down specifics, some discuss Agrabah as inspired by Baghdad, others note a more generalized Arabian-Nassan aesthetic, and some reference real-world architectural cues like the Taj Mahal for palace inspiration in certain adaptations.