Kahndaq is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, where It borders the country of Egypt via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula; Its capital is Shiruta.[1] The country's president was Muhunnad, until his death in late 2012 at the hands of Ravan Nassar.
History[]
In an unknown year, the Kahndaq Dynasty Diamond was recovered for the Central City Museum.[2]
Kahndaq was liberated by A.R.G.U.S. and a multitude of soldiers in 2012. This led to a large amount of sectarian violence.[3]
A nerve gas was manufactured in Kahndaq, then shipped to the United States for Gholem Qadir.[4]
- This section is considered non-canon, due to the fact that it occurred in Arrow: Season 2.5.
An extremist sect named Onslaught kidnapped a class of girls and killed their teacher.[5] They also went on to execute a number of men in the capital city, Shiruta.[6] Sometime later, the Suicide Squad came in to eliminate members of Onslaught. They took a member of the sect to interrogate.[1] They found Khem-Adam and various soldiers in the Amon-Shu Caves in the Ahk-Ton Desert, where a fight ensued. During the fight, Bronze Tiger was killed, the kidnapped girls were saved and Khem-Adam was taken by The Canary and Nyssa al Ghul.[7]
Known locations[]
- Ahk-Ton Desert (desert)
- Amon-Shu Caves (caves)
- Shiruta (capital city)
Appearances[]
Arrow[]
Season 2[]
Season 7[]
- "My Name is Emiko Queen" (mentioned)
The Flash[]
Season 1[]
- "Going Rogue" (mentioned)
Comics[]
Arrow: Season 2.5[]
Behind the scenes[]
- In the DC comics, Kahndaq is the home of Black Adam, the archenemy of Shazam. Its capital, Shiruta, was named after his late wife.
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