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| |name=Casbah City | | {{Template:City |
| |image=[[File:SLoftus-Casbah City.png|100px]]<br>Logo associated with the city | | |city=Casbah |
| [[File:H4 - Battle of Tribute.png|300px]]<br>Skyline of the city during the Covenant's invasion
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| |location=[[Tribute]] | | |location=[[Tribute]] |
| |totalarea= | | |built= |
| |population= | | |destroyed= |
| |notable=*[[Operation: TREBUCHET#Spread across the colonies|Casbah City bombing]] | | |notable=[[Operation: TREBUCHET]] |
| *[[Battle of Tribute#Battle of Casbah|Battle of Casbah]]
| | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] and [[Insurrectionists]] |
| |notable-title=Notable events
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| |governance=[[Unified Earth Government]]
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| '''Casbah City''', commonly known simply as '''Casbah''', is the [[city|capital city]] of the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] [[planet]] [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The city was a well-developed metropolis, with highways, [[spaceport]]s, a [[MagLev train]] system, and high-rise office buildings, as well as at least one [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant. An expansive volcanic plain with a somewhat uneven terrain part covered in [[Wikipedia:Pumice|pumice]] was located adjoining the city,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=10 & 14}} as well as a large body of [[water]] on one side.{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 4]]|[[Landfall]]}} | | '''Casbah''' is the capital city of the [[UNSC colony]] of [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani System]]. Casbah, like the rest of Tribute, was cold in comparison to [[Earth]], featuring icy temperatures in June. It was a well developed city, with highways, spaceports, a [[MagLev Train]] system, and high-rise office buildings, as well as at least one [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 14</ref>. |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Geography===
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| ====Locations====
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| *[[Casbah Station]]
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Early history===
| | Planet Tribute was a site of ongoing resistance from [[Insurrectionist]] forces in [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], and so a [[battalion]] of [[UNSC]] [[marines]] were operating in and around Casbah that year, searching for Insurrectionist bomb makers, supported by the [[corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and [[Hornet]] aircraft. They found one such bomb shop, and though they were able to neutralize the facility, the marines were unable to prevent some of the bombs from making their way into Casbah, which lead to a disastrous hostage situation inside one of the Jim Dandy restaurants, resulting in the deaths of 3 marines, 38 civilians, and 2 rebels<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 20</ref>. |
| The city is named after {{CAAShip|Casbah}}, the [[colony ship]] that began colonizing the planet on [[2364|August 8, 2364]].{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}}
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| ===Insurrection===
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| {{Main|Insurrection}}
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| Tribute was a site of ongoing resistance from [[Insurrectionist]] forces in [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], and so a [[battalion]] of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] were operating in and around Casbah that year, searching for Insurrectionist bomb makers, supported by the [[corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] aircraft. They found one such bomb shop, and though they were able to neutralize the facility, the Marines were unable to prevent some of the bombs from making their way into Casbah. This led to a disastrous hostage situation inside a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the city, resulting in the deaths of three Marines, thirty-eight [[civilian]]s, and two rebels.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=20}} | |
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| ===Human-Covenant War===
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| {{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
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| During one of the last engagements in the [[Battle of Tribute]] in [[2552]], a Spartan [[fireteam]] engaged the [[Covenant]] assault force in Casbah, sacrificing themselves so a group of civilians could safely escape Tribute.{{Ref/Site|D=10|M=10|Y=2014|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/02/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-22013.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 2.20.13}} A simulation of the port authority's buildings in Casbah was later used by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] complement for training.{{Ref/Site|D=10|M=10|Y=2014|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/02/19/Halo-4-Majestic-Map-Pack-Delivers-Close-Quarters-Action-alongside-New-Game-Type-and-Playlists-on-Feb-25.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Majestic Map Pack Delivers Close Quarters Action alongside New Gametypes and Playlists on Feb. 25}}
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| ===Post-war===
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| In [[2558]], the [[Nova Austin Station]] in [[Mindoro]], [[Cascade]] offered flights to Casbah City. This suggests that the city was either never glassed or it was rebuilt and resettled following the war.{{Ref/Map|Halo 4|[[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Casbah City emblem.jpg|Casbah City logo printed on a wall.
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| File:Halo 4 - Tribute buildings.jpg|Port authority buildings in Casbah.
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| File:H4 Landfall.png
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| File:H4 Landfall Corvette.jpg|Covenant forces lay siege on Casbah City.
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| File:H4 Landfall Corvette 2.jpg|A Covenant light cruiser and corvette over Casbah.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:Human cities]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
| [[Category:Tribute locations]] | | [[Category:Cities]] |
