Editing New Mombasa city center

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[[File:Nm skyline 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The city center during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. The [[Tanaga]] district and the [[NMPD Headquarters]] can be seen to the right.]]
The '''city center''' of [[New Mombasa]] was a part of Mombasa Island. Portions of the city center were walled into multiple sections.<ref group="note">In [[Sadie's Story]], multiple areas seen in the ODST campaign are referred to as the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station]] (Audio log 1, Circle 1, Arc 1), [[ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[New Mombasa Data Center]] (Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2),  the [[NMPD Headquarters]] (Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3), and the area in which the ''Solemn Penance'' arrived at (Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3).</ref>

The city center housed numerous massive skyscrapers, which easily dwarfed the buildings in the rest of the city. Many of the highest skyscrapers in the city center had 300 stories,<ref>[[:File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 2.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'', concept art, detailing the buildings in the city center]]</ref> with the tallest being the [[Vyrant Telecom]] tower in the very center, reaching two kilometers in height.<ref>Measurable by using pan-cam coordinates: the height cap is at 615 WU, the building extends a bit over that, and 1WU=~3meters</ref>

==History==
On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Solemn Penance|Assault Carrier]] came to rest over the city center.<ref>''[[Sadie's Story]]'', [[Audio log#Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3|Circle 1, Arc 3]]</ref> Specifically at the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Uplift Reserve]]</ref> Over the course of the battle, [[Stephen (Mombasa)|Stephen]] broadcasted messages from the [[NMPD Headquarters]] in the city center.<ref>''Sadie's Story'', [[Audio log#Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3|Circle 8, Arc 3]]</ref>

After several hours of [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]], Regret's carrier initiated a [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] [[New Mombasa Slipspace Event|jump in the city]].<ref name="h2metropolis">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref> Immediately after the slipspace event, the city center was occupied by a [[Jiralhanae]]-led invasion fleet<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campagin level, [[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]</ref> and was eventually [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref name="h3odstcoastalhighway">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>

==Geography==
The [[Tanaga]] district, which sat in the middle of the island, housed most of the city's skyscrapers.<ref name="h3odstnmpdhq">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[NMPD HQ (level)|NMPD HQ]]</ref> Further to the southeast sat several numbered districts.<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet"/> [[New Mombasa Sector 10|Sector 10]], the southeast most point of the island,<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet"/> housed a security zone for the [[ONI Alpha Site]].<ref>''Sadie's Story'', [[Audio log#Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2|Circle 3, Arc 2]]</ref><ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', [[Field Operations Guide FM 90-10-140|Instruction Manual, Page 3]]</ref>
*[[Tanaga]]
**[[NMPD Headquarters]]
**[[Vyrant Telecom tower (Mombasa)|Vyrant Telecom tower]]
*[[New Mombasa Sector 0|Sector 0]]
*[[New Mombasa Sector 1|Sector 1]]
*[[New Mombasa Sector 2|Sector 2]]
*[[Kizingo]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 4|Sector 4]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 3|Sector 3]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 10|Sector 10]]
***[[ONI Alpha Site]]
*[[Mbaraki]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 5|Sector 5]]
***[[Tayari Plaza]]
*[[Lumumba]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 6|Sector 6]]
**[[New Mombasa Sector 9|Sector 9]]
*[[New Mombasa Sector 7|Sector 7]]
*[[New Mombasa Sector 8|Sector 8]]
*[[Uplift Nature Reserve]]

==Government==
The [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]] runs at least four [[MagLev Train]] stations in the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station]].<ref name="h3odstmombasastreet">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref> The [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]] wraps around much of the city center.<ref name="h3odstcoastalhighway"/>

At the base of the [[Vyrant Telecom tower (Mombasa)|Vyrant Telecom tower]] was the [[NMPD Headquarters]].<ref name="h3odstnmpdhq"/>

==Culture==
===Architecture===
Much of the city center itself was part of a large, [[Wikipedia:arcology|arcology]]-like building complex which elevated it above the surrounding terrain. This superstructure was bordered by walls which sloped down to ground level. The [[Tanaga]] district, which was home to smaller buildings, was also located within this structure.

All of the buildings in the area, including the walled complex on which the skyscrapers stood, followed a standardized, modular design aesthetic. Using metal and blue-green glass as the primary facade materials, most of the buildings were characterized by a flat shape, and were oriented similarly, with their razor-thin sides pointed southwest toward the Indian Ocean. The buildings were also arranged in a way that their height increased evenly on both sides toward the Vyrant tower in the center, giving New Mombasa a distinctive skyline.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 1.jpg|Concept designs of the city center's architecture.
File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 2.jpg|Concept designs of the city center's architecture.
File:H3ODST Buildings Concept 3.jpg|Concept designs of the city center's architecture.
File:H2 Mombasa HighwaySign.jpg|A sign showing the city center closed during the Covenant invasion.
File:Nm center.jpg|The city center at night.
File:New Mombasa City Center Night Station.png|The city center at night seen from [[Kikowani Station]].
File:Ad NMTA.png|New Mombasa's skyline as depicted in an advertisement for [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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