Minab

Template:Planet Minab was a colony world of the Unified Earth Government. Its capital city, Kynur, was a metropolis build adjacent to a small mountain range. Large stretches of land were glassed in 2550 by the Covenant and very few of the colonists survived the initial bombardment and the subsequent occupation.

History

Minab was attacked late in the Human-Covenant War, in 2550. A handful of colonists survived the Covenant's orbital bombardment by having taken refuge in underground caves. Over the following year, gangs of Kig-Yar scavengers maintained a presence on the planet, tearing down the remnants of Minab's cities. More than three years after the Covenant's assault, UNSC search teams arrived and recovered a few surviving colonists from the planet, among them future Spartan Holly Tanaka.

Topography and ecology

The Covenant's glassing caused the entire planet to undergo a nuclear winter, turning Minab's surface into a frozen tundra. Despite its frigid conditions, some of the world's native wildlife survived the harsh environment. Troll-like creatures reminiscent of Gúta were trapped and eaten by the surviving colonists.

Notable residents

• Holly Tanaka

Trivia

The colony was likely named after one of the many locales of the same name located in Iran.

Gallery

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  Kynur, Minab's capital city.

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  The Covenant glass the colony.

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  Minab burns from the glassing.

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  Minab is rendered a glass land.

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  Minab's frozen landscape.

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  The survivors use a mine as a hideout from the covenant.

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  The covenant on Minab.

List of appearances

• Halo: Escalation (First appearance)