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'''New Mombasa''' was a major port city and industrial center on [[Mombasa|Mombasa Island]] in south [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]], in the [[East African Protectorate]] on [[Earth]].  

It was the main target of the initial [[Covenant]] attack during the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="outskirts">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[Outskirts]]</ref> The city was invaded, occupied, and destroyed in the course of the conflict.

===Formation of New Mombasa===

In [[2302]],{{Ref/Reuse|fieldguide}} due to its economic stability and prominent location, New Mombasa—at that time the world's busiest sea port—was chosen to be Earth's first [[space elevator]] city. The elevator transformed the city; New Mombasa became one of the most important cities on Earth.<ref name="waypoint">''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', "Space Elevator" article (Archived on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185941/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/space-tether/e9b2f438-9b5b-477e-8e52-d4e6801e9d5b Archive.org])</ref>

By [[2430]], New Mombasa had absorbed the entire island and many of the surrounding towns, which became overrun by residents of Mombasa. The switch of name was never official, and though many of the neighborhoods within direct line of sight to the Mombasa Tether still distributed newspapers and chatter directories under their previous names, all municipalities within a 74-kilometer radius of the island became referred to as "[[Old Mombasa]]".{{Ref/Reuse|fieldguide}}

On [[2552#October|October 20th, 2552]], a [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|small fleet]] of Covenant [[capital ship]]s exited [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] just off of Earth's [[Orbital defense platform|defensive network]]. During the ensuing battle, a Covenant {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' breached the orbital fortifications and jumped in slipspace to the surface.{{Ref/Game|Id=sscirc1arc2|ODST|Detail=Sadie's Story, Circle 1, Arc 2}} The ship, which carried the Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] known as the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], took position over the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].{{Ref/Reuse|upliftreserve}} In Old Mombasa, [[Outskirts announcements|announcements in Swahili]] were broadcast over a public address system. These propagandist announcements encouraged New Mombasa's citizens to fight against the invading "alien zealots"; even though there was very little truth to these announcements as they were only intended to increase the morale of the population.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/h2dialogue.html?cat=swahili ''Halo.Bungie.org'': Halo 2 Dialogue Snippets - Snippets of Swahili]</ref>

Later that day, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] was deployed into [[Old Mombasa]] to assist [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces to liberate the city from the Covenant. After fighting through the maze-like streets of the mainland, the Master Chief crossed the empty beach below the seawall and then entered the highway system and the bridge to New Mombasa. After a series of quick battles in a [[Kilindini Park Cultural Center|public park]] and the city streets, the Chief boarded and destroyed a Covenant [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] as it passed through the city's artificial canals. After destroying the Scarab, the Chief returned to the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. At this point, the Covenant troops were retreating back into the ''Solemn Penance'', which was preparing to leave.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}  

==Government==

The city's most senior government figure was the Mayor of New Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|mcfarlane}} The [[New Mombasa Police Department]] (NMPD) was the organization charged with [[Civilian security forces|law enforcement]]. By the time of the Battle of Mombasa, it was under the leadership of [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]].

===''Halo 3: ODST''===

Originally, it was assumed that the slipspace jump of the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s assault carrier had completely destroyed the city, creating the crater seen later in ''[[Halo 3]]''. It was revealed in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' that it did in fact create a crater, although much smaller than what was originally assumed, while the rest of the city survived mostly undamaged. The initial crater, located north of the Mombasa Island, was where the Covenant began their excavation of the Forerunner structure, [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]], as seen in the ''Halo 3: ODST'' level ''[[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]]''.

===''Halo: Reach''===

Mombasa appears in ''Halo: Reach''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Anniversary Map Pack]] DLC released in conjunction with ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. The map pack features [[Breakneck]], a remake of [[Headlong]] from ''Halo 2'' set in Section 21, as opposed to the original's Section 14. The city as displayed in the background of the map is not displayed consistently with other visual depictions of Mombasa; several large circular platforms connected by a suspension bridge appear to heavily resemble the Uplift Reserve as depicted in ''Halo 3: ODST'', with the bridge even facing toward the destroyed tether as depicted in the aforementioned game. However, this camera angle would suggest that Breakneck and, by extension Section 21, are placed inside one of the west-most platforms of Uplift Reserve which would be illogical. Another possibility lies that the map is in fact set in Old Mombasa or otherwise across the water and simply depicts a similar set of round platforms, though this map's placement if this is the case is also another mystery. The city skyline in the map's skybox is heavily resemblant of that of ''Halo 3: ODST''.