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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Falaknuma | |name=Falaknuma | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|system=[[18 Scorpii system]] | |system=[[18 Scorpii system]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cole343|[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]|Page=343-344}} | ||
|body=[[18 Scorpii system|18 Scorpii]] | |body=[[18 Scorpii system|18 Scorpii]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | ||
|position= | |position= | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
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|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Human]]s | |species=[[Human]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized=[[2446]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Falaknuma''' is a planet in the [[18 Scorpii system]] | '''Falaknuma''' is a [[planet]] in the [[18 Scorpii system]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} and a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Cole Protocol|Page=335}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Covenant]]'s [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|massacre]] across the [[Outer Colonies]], Falaknuma had very little [[UNSC Navy]] support, housing a base for a section of the [[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]], as well as a handful of [[frigate]]s led by [[Commander]] [[Arthur Resnick]]. | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | |||
During the [[Covenant]]'s [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|massacre]] across the [[Outer Colonies]], Falaknuma had very little [[UNSC Navy]] support, housing a base for a section of the [[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]], as well as a handful of [[frigate]]s led by [[Commander]] [[Arthur Resnick]].{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | |||
In [[2535]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] escorted [[Habitat Exodus]] from [[the Rubble]] to this colony using {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}. | In [[2535]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] escorted [[Habitat Exodus]] from [[the Rubble]] to this colony using {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} The Exodus [[asteroid]] then disintegrated and its debris created a navigational hazard around the planet, which according to experts would take years to deorbit and burn up.{{Ref/Novel|Id=tcp352|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=352}} Following the evacuation of the surviving Rubble population from Exodus, they were placed in [[Asylum seeker|refugee]] camps across Falaknuma, some of which quickly slipped away.{{Ref/Reuse|tcp352}} [[Ignatio Delgado]] later enlisted in the UNSC Navy at a recruiting station in [[Halkia]] on Falaknuma.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=355}} | ||
On [[2543|March 6, 2543]], a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between a {{ | On [[2543|March 6, 2543]], a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between a {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} and [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] took place in the 18 Scorpii system, where the UNSC Navy [[battle group]] was aided by [[insurrectionist]] forces.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
The colony is likely named for [[Wikipedia:Falaknuma Palace|Falaknuma Palace]], | The colony is likely named for [[Wikipedia:Falaknuma Palace|Falaknuma Palace]], a palace in Hyderabad, India. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||