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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Suraka is a major urban area with a population of around one million people.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC2|Env|Chapter=2}} It is divided into at least thirty-one sectors, with [[Sector 24]] containing agricultural infrastructure.{{Ref/Novel|Id= | Suraka is a major urban area with a population of around one million people.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC2|Env|Chapter=2}} The city contains a number of large skyscrapers to the point that it has a distinct skyline.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC7|Env|Chapter=7}} It is divided into at least thirty-one sectors, with [[Sector 24]] containing agricultural infrastructure and [[Sector 31]] being located at the most northeastern limits of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC7}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC21|Env|Chapter=21}} Suraka contained a substantial residential district that was most likely in the southeast portion of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC21}} It also contains a financial district with its own stock exchange located in the [[Wulandari Building]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC6|Env|Chapter=6}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC2}} There are various industrial and commercial businesses operating in Suraka, including [[Rughet Factories]] and [[Finlay Ice Creams]]. {{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC4|Env|Chapter=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC7}} As of the end of the [[Carrow Conflict]], the surface of the city has been devastated by the fighting. The residential district was entirely destroyed during the fighting after being [[Glassing||glassed]] and bulldozed by the [[Voice of Maardoth]] forces and getting caught in a nuclear explosion during the final stage of the conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC6}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC27|Env|Chapter=27}} The rest of the city also suffered significant damage from the Voice of Maardoth and Sharquoi attacks.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC27}} The extent to which the city has been able to rebuild in the years since the conflict remains unknown. | ||
Build beneath Suraka were a vast network of bunkers and tunnels that the Surakan government and the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] intended to use to shield themselves and civilians from a large scale attack.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC2}} This network consisted of a central command bunker located underneath the Wulandari Building and various smaller bunkers that were located around the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC2}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC18}} These nodes in the system were connected and supplemented by a series of tunnels, armories, and fortified basements. {{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC2}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC7}}. These bunkers were well equipped, as the central bunker boasted a substantial militia presence as well as a command center that was connected to a substantial number of [[Category:UNSC drones||surveillance drones]] and satellites. These bunkers were also well furnished, containing multiple offices and conference rooms that were primarily used by the Surakan heads of state and military commanders. {{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC4}} This complex was powered by a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] that had been partially deconstructed and utilized as a nuclear reactor. {{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC4}} As with the surface, a majority of these tunnels and bunkers were severely damaged or destroyed due to the Sharquoi attack.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC22|Env|Chapter=22}} | |||
Also lying beneath Suraka was an ancient [[Forerunner]] facility known as a [[Sharquoi hive]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC12|Env|Chapter=12}} This was destroyed at the end of the Carrow Conflict with the detonation of a Havok nuclear warhead. {{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC27}} | |||
==Known residents== | ==Known residents== | ||