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{{era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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{{City infobox
|city=Casbah
|name=Casbah City
|image=[[File:H4 Landfall.png|350px]]
|image=[[File:SLoftus-Casbah City.png|100px]]<br>Logo associated with the city
[[File:H4 - Battle of Tribute.png|300px]]<br>Skyline of the city during the Covenant's invasion
|location=[[Tribute]]
|location=[[Tribute]]
|built=
|totalarea=
|destroyed=
|population=
|notable=[[Operation: TREBUCHET]]
|notable=*[[Operation: TREBUCHET#Spread across the colonies|Casbah City bombing]]
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]/[[Insurrectionist]]s
*[[Battle of Tribute#Battle of Casbah|Battle of Casbah]]
|notable-title=Notable events
|governance=[[Unified Earth Government]]  
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'''Casbah''', also known as '''Casbah City''',<ref>[[:File:H4 Skyline Hornet.jpg|This image]]</ref> was the capital city of the human colony world [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system|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|MagLev Train]] system, and high-rise office buildings, as well as at least one [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 14''</ref>.
'''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]]}}
 
==Overview==
===Geography===
====Locations====
*[[Casbah Station]]


==History==
==History==
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, 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>. During the [[Battle of Tribute]] a Spartan fireteam engaged the Covenant assault force in Casbah, sacrificing themselves so a group of civlians could safely escape Tribute.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/02/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-22013.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 2.20.13'']</ref> 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>[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 '''Halo 4 Majestic Map Pack Delivers Close Quarters Action alongside New Gametypes and Playlists on Feb. 25''']</ref>
===Early history===
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}}
 
===Insurrection===
{{Main|Insurrection}}
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}}
 
===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
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}}


In 2557, [[Nova Austin Station]] in [[Mindoro]] offered flights to the city.
===Post-war===
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]]}}


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
The city is likely named for the [[wikipedia:Casbah|Casbah of Algiers]], a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Algeria.
<gallery>
File:Casbah City emblem.jpg|Casbah City logo printed on a wall.
File:Halo 4 - Tribute buildings.jpg|Port authority buildings in Casbah.
File:H4 Landfall.png
File:H4 Landfall Corvette.jpg|Covenant forces lay siege on Casbah City.
File:H4 Landfall Corvette 2.jpg|A Covenant light cruiser and corvette over Casbah.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:Human cities]]
[[Category:Tribute locations]]

Latest revision as of 06:50, March 8, 2024

Casbah City
SLoftus-Casbah City.png
Logo associated with the city

H4 - Battle of Tribute.png
Skyline of the city during the Covenant's invasion

Overview

Location:

Tribute

Notable events:

Governed by:

Unified Earth Government

 

Casbah City, commonly known simply as Casbah, is the capital city of the human Inner Colony planet Tribute in the Epsilon Eridani system. The city was a well-developed metropolis, with highways, spaceports, 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 pumice was located adjoining the city,[1] as well as a large body of water on one side.[2]

Overview[edit]

Geography[edit]

Locations[edit]

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

The city is named after CAA Casbah, the colony ship that began colonizing the planet on August 8, 2364.[3]

Insurrection[edit]

Main article: Insurrection

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 UNSC 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. This led to a disastrous hostage situation inside a Jim Dandy restaurant in the city, resulting in the deaths of three Marines, thirty-eight civilians, and two rebels.[4]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Main article: Human-Covenant War

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.[5] A simulation of the port authority's buildings in Casbah was later used by the UNSC Infinity's SPARTAN-IV complement for training.[6]

Post-war[edit]

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.[7]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]