Azkaban

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Azkaban is the infamous, heavily guarded wizarding prison in the Harry Potter universe, known for its soul-sucking Dementor wardens and the despair it inflicts on inmates.

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Azkaban Prison 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional prison
location in the Harry Potter universe
accessMethod boat
appearsIn Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (film) NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (film) NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) NERFINISHED
controlledBy Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED
countryInFiction United Kingdom NERFINISHED
creator J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED
escapee Azkaban mass breakout of 1996
Bellatrix Lestrange NERFINISHED
Sirius Black NERFINISHED
etymologyHint name possibly inspired by Alcatraz and Abaddon
firstAppearance Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED
governingBody Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED
guardedBy Dementors NERFINISHED
hasEvent mass breakout of Death Eaters in 1996
knownEffectOnInmates exposure to Dementors
gradual loss of happiness
risk of insanity
knownFor Dementor guards NERFINISHED
being a high-security wizarding prison
causing despair and hopelessness in inmates
harsh conditions
languageOfName English
laterGuardedBy Aurors (after the Second Wizarding War)
locatedInFictionalPlace North Sea NERFINISHED
notableInmate Antonin Dolohov NERFINISHED
Augustus Rookwood NERFINISHED
Avery NERFINISHED
Barty Crouch Jr. NERFINISHED
Bellatrix Lestrange NERFINISHED
Dolores Umbridge NERFINISHED
Igor Karkaroff NERFINISHED
Lucius Malfoy NERFINISHED
Mulciber NERFINISHED
Mundungus Fletcher NERFINISHED
Rubeus Hagrid NERFINISHED
Sirius Black NERFINISHED
Stan Shunpike NERFINISHED
primaryFunction imprisonment of wizarding criminals
reputation nearly inescapable prison
securityLevel maximum security
universe Harry Potter NERFINISHED
usedAsPunishmentFor serious magical crimes
support of Lord Voldemort
use of Unforgivable Curses
usedBy British wizarding community
wardens Dementors NERFINISHED

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Percival Dumbledore diedIn Azkaban
Barty Crouch Jr. escapedFrom Azkaban
Sirius Black escapesFrom Azkaban
Dementor formerEmployer Azkaban
this entity surface form: Azkaban Prison
Dementor guarded Azkaban
this entity surface form: Azkaban Prison
Dementor habitat Azkaban
Sirius Black imprisonedIn Azkaban