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| '''Karnak''' is a city located in [[Lombard]] on the [[human]] colony world of [[Draco III]]. The city was known for a large fishing industry, and the [[Gold Sea]] is located off the coast of Karnak.<ref name="nb15">''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', pages 15-16 (Google Play edition)</ref> Karnak was home to the [[Leeward's]] dive bar, a tiny airport, and a [[UNSC]] recruiting office.<ref name="nb101">''Halo: New Blood'', pages 101-104 (Google Play edition)</ref> It was where [[Edward Buck]] lived most of his life prior to his enlistment in the UNSC.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad ''Bungie.net'': Meet the Squad (6/2/2009)]</ref><ref>''Halo: New Blood'', page 91 (Google Play edition)</ref> | | '''Karnak''' was a city located on [[Lombard]], [[Draco III]].<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad</ref> |
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| When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Draco III|invaded]] Draco III in [[2545]], starving [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]] massacred the city's residents.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', page 300 (2011 edition)</ref> While the Covenant used the world as a hunting ground, Karnak was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] by Covenant vessels. Entire neighborhoods, dozens of kilometers wide, were glassed entirely, while most of the city's high-rise buildings were destroyed. However, the docks were cleaned up by colonists that resettled on the planet following the [[Human-Covenant War]]. After the [[Draco III rebellion|rebellion on Draco III]] in [[2554]], [[Edward Buck]] returned to Karnak.{{Ref/Reuse|nb101}} While drinking at [[Leeward's]] bar, he was visited by [[Jun-A266]], who offered him and his team a place in the second class of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]]; he accepted.<ref>''Halo: New Blood'', pages 106-107 (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| The city is likely named after [[Wikipedia:Karnak|Karnak]], an ancient complex of ruins in [[Egypt]].
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}}
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| | == Trivia == |
| | The city is likely named after [[Wikipedia:Karnak|Karnak]], an ancient complex of ruins in Egypt. |
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