Gulmira

Gulmira is a fictional town featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It played a small yet vital role in the 2008 feature film Iron Man.

History
Gulmira is a small town located in the country of Afghanistan. The scientist known as Ho Yinsen and his family were from Gulmira. Gulmira was one of several such pocket villages that fell victim to terrorist attacks perpetuated by a radical Islamic cell known as the Ten Rings.

The Ten Rings acquired Jericho missiles, courtesy of a back-end deal with Stark Industries orchestrated by Obadiah Stane. When company CEO Tony Stark learned of this, he flew to Gulmira in his MK III power armor to liberate villagers who were being threatened by the Ten Rings. He took down several terrorists personally, and left one of the deputy leaders of the faction, Abu Bakaar, to the mercies of the surviving villagers.

Films that take place in

 * Iron Man

Comics that take place in

 * Iron Man: I Am Iron Man 2
 * Zombies Assemble Vol 2 2

Notes & Trivia

 * The existence of Gulmira is exclusive to the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


 * Iron Man's trip to Gulmira marks the maiden flight of the Iron Man armor MK III, which is the primary armor featured in the film.


 * Ho Yinsen's family were all from Gulmira. They were killed in an earlier terrorist attack, prior to the kidnapping of Tony Stark.


 * Following the Iron Man incident in Gulmira, James Rhodes released a press statement denying any U.S. involvement in the affair.