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Based on using modern population densities from cities in the world High Charity likely has a population of around 570 million.
(Based on using modern population densities from cities in the world High Charity likely has a population of around 570 million.)
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{{Quote|Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail.|The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]}}<ref name="highcharity">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>
{{Quote|Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail.|The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]}}<ref name="highcharity">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>


'''''High Charity''''', known as the '''Holy City of the Covenant''' or the '''Prophets' Holy City''', was the [[Covenant]]'s mobile capital city and center of government.<ref name="floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> It was a massive space station, home to thousands of individuals from each of the Covenant's member species. As it was the Covenant's major [[Covenant religion|religious]] center and capital, ''High Charity'' was enormously sacred to the Covenant. It was thought that true believers should visit it at least once in one's lifetime, though few of the Covenant could afford to do so.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 304''</ref> Home to the [[Hierarchs]] and the [[High Council]], the city was full of [[San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Councilor|High Councilors]], and the general leadership of the entire alien hegemony.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/high-charity '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Charity'']</ref>
'''''High Charity''''', known as the '''Holy City of the Covenant''' or the '''Prophets' Holy City''', was the [[Covenant]]'s mobile capital city and center of government.<ref name="floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> It was a massive space station, home to millions of individuals from each of the Covenant's member species. As it was the Covenant's major [[Covenant religion|religious]] center and capital, ''High Charity'' was enormously sacred to the Covenant. It was thought that true believers should visit it at least once in one's lifetime, though few of the Covenant could afford to do so.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 304''</ref> Home to the [[Hierarchs]] and the [[High Council]], the city was full of [[San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Councilor|High Councilors]], and the general leadership of the entire alien hegemony.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/high-charity '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Charity'']</ref>


== Design and construction ==
== Design and construction ==