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|name=Falaknuma | |||
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|system=[[18 Scorpii system]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Cole343|[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]|Page=343-344}} | |||
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|species=[[Human]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | |||
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|colonized=[[2446]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | |||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole343}} | |||
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'''Falaknuma''' | '''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}} | ||
In [[2535]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] escorted [[Habitat Exodus]] to this colony using | ==History== | ||
===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}}.{{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 {{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== | ==Trivia== | ||
The colony is likely named for [ | The colony is likely named for [[Wikipedia:Falaknuma Palace|Falaknuma Palace]], a palace in Hyderabad, India. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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