Locations

The My Little Pony Friendship is Magic franchise features many locations.

Equestria
The most featured and almost exclusively sole mentioned overall place is Equestria. The term is usually used in the media to refer to the realm of ponies in the franchise. Other uses of "Equestria" refer to an entire world.

Regardless, the show takes place exclusively in places comprised in Equestria, a "kingdom" under the rule of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. The most prominent of these places are:
 * Ponyville, where the main characters live and most of the plot unfolds
 * Canterlot, capital city of Equestria
 * Cloudsdale, an aerial Pegasus city
 * The Crystal Empire, which first appears in Season three

The story mentions a few other places. Most are found in Equestria, and are developed in this article.

Ambiguity
Some places may or not be considered part of the kingdom of Equestria.


 * The Everfree Forest is shunned by ponies, and is off-limits in matters of creature and weather control. Moreover, when Fluttershy's banishment from Equestria is envisioned in the episode A Bird in the Hoof, she is pictured in a place matching visually the Everfree Forest. However, a place called "the ancient castle" of The Princesses is found deep within, and a few characters go to and from this place freely. It is also near the center of Equestria, according to the official map released in April 2013.
 * The Buffalo lands, first seen in the episode Over a Barrel, have their own chief and their denizens have a battle with the newly arrived Equestrian settlers of Appleloosa in said episode.
 * The Crystal Empire has its own princess, Cadance, and prince, Shining Armor. The Crystal Ponies, sole known creatures to live there as of the episode Magical Mystery Cure with the exception of the princely couple, are not seen anywhere else. However, it is once referred to as included in Equestria, in the book Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell.
 * Aquastria, only featured in the book Under the Sparkling Sea, has its own king, the merlion Leo, cousin of Princess Celestia, who formally invites the main characters to his underwater realm. The kingdom and its inhabitants, mermares and seaponies, seen in the book, are not mentionned in other media.
 * Saddle Arabia is said to be visited by Princess Celestia during the episode Magic Duel. Two envoys are seen at the end of the episode, with the princess then in Ponyville.
 * The Griffon Kingdom is mentioned by Pinkie Pie in the IDW Micro Series comic book #5, dedicated to her.
 * A "Wuvy-Dovey Smoochy Land" is transformed by Queen Chrysalis and the changelings into their new center of operations in the first arc of IDW Main Series comic books.

Not in Equestria
Very few known place in the franchise, as of the episode Magical Mystery Cure, are explicitely presented as not being part of Equestria; when taking the most general term.

Apart from the section below, one such location is when Fluttershy's banishment from Equestria is envisioned in the episode A Bird in the Hoof, she is pictured in a place matching visually the Everfree Forest.

Astres
Celestial objects play a major role in the media. No planet is referred to, but globes appear in a few places throughout the show.

Because Princess Luna was supposedly banished out of Equestria when left on the Moon, astres are considered as not being part of Equestria in this article. However, this point is not precisely explained in the media.

Sun and Moon
In the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1, Twilight Sparkle tells that the Sun is brought at dawn by Princess Celestia, who lowers it to make place for the night, brought by her sister Luna who raises the Moon; at least before she is banished to it a thousand years before the show's time. After the events of the episode Friendship is Magic, part 2, Luna takes back her place as co-ruler of Equestria alongside her sister, and it is hinted that the role of raising the Moon for night is also given back to her by Celestia; this point is, however, never precisely explained. The Moon is where Princess Luna, who turned into the "wicked mare of darkness" Nightmare Moon, is banished for 1000 years by Princess Celestia, who then took her responsibilities over the satellite. This ends in the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1, when "the stars [...] aid in her escape" and Nightmare Moon comes back to Equestria. It is visited for the first time during the second arc of IDW Main Series comic books.

Other astres
The real world constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are impersonated in the show; namely episode Boast Busters. Twilight Sparkle also mentions the constellation Orion in the episode Suited For Success.

Not exactly locations, a few comets are seen, during a meteor shower in the episode Owl's Well That Ends Well, as well as in the episode Apple Family Reunion.