Sinbad the Sailor (also spelled
Sindbad;
as-Sindibādu al-Baḥriyy) is a fictional sailor and the hero of a
story-cycle of
Middle Eastern origin; he is described as living in
Baghdad, during the
Abbasid Caliphate. During his voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures going to magical places, meeting monsters, and encountering supernatural phenomena.