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'''Old Mombasa''' is the older, more run-down sector in [[Mombasa]], [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. All municipalities within a 74 km radius of the island-city of [[New Mombasa]] are unofficially referred to as Old Mombasa. While New Mombasa was a dynamic, cosmopolitan city, Old Mombasa was much more dilapidated.

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==Description==

Old Mombasa surrounds [[Wikipedia:Mombasa Island|Mombasa Island]], which now houses the metropolis of [[New Mombasa]]. The island is located between two ocean inlets, [[Wikipedia:Tudor Creek|Tudor Creek]] to the north and [[Wikipedia:Kilindini Harbour|Kilindini Harbour]] to the south. Old Mombasa is located across these bodies of water on both sides of the island. Originally, the city extended to a peninsula between the creeks northwest of the island, but due to global warming and the subsequent rise of sea levels, and the possible creation of an artificial waterway deep inland, this landmass is completely submerged by the 26th century.  

== History ==

[[Image:Turf.PNG|thumb|200px|right|The multiplayer map Turf, showcasing the architecture of Old Mombasa.]]

[[File:Longshorepic.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[Longshore (Level)|port]] in Old Mombasa.]]

=== Covenant Invasion ===

On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Covenant Empire]] [[Battle of Earth|invaded Earth]]. During the orbital battle, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's Carrier|Flagship]] slipped past Earth's defense grid and descended near the surface, and started deploying troops in both New and Old Mombasa. During [[Battle of Mombasa|the battle]], three [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]], one with [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] onboard, were deployed to the city with the mission to capture the Prophet of Regret. On their way to New Mombasa, all of the Pelicans were shot down by a Covenant [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]], and crash-landed in Old Mombasa Sector 0-5.  Throughout the rest of the mission, the Chief, accompanied by [[Avery J. Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] and a number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]], fights through the slums of the old city, to the [[Hotel Zanzibar]], out onto the beaches, and finally to the underground [[New Mombasa 105 East|highway system]] that connects the city to [[New Mombasa]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]''</ref>

When Regret's Carrier jumped into slipspace above the city, the jump created a large crater into Old Mombasa, north of the Mombasa island. The Slipspace portal also sucked several city blocks through, and some of the buildings ended up in outer space near [[Installation 05]]. After the battle, large portions of Old Mombasa were [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant fleet in order to unearth the [[Forerunner]] [[Portal|portal structure]] the city was built upon.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''</ref>

== Locations ==

[[File:Old_Mombasa.jpg|thumb|right|Panoramic view of the skyline of Old Mombasa. Note tusk-shaped archway similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tusks_in_City_of_Mombasa.jpg a pair] present in [[Wikipedia:Mombasa|modern-day Mombasa]].]]

*''[[Turf (Level)|Turf]]''

*''[[Longshore (Level)|Longshore]]''

== Trivia ==

*While not accessible in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', Old Mombasa can be seen in the background during some of the [[Campaign Mode|Campaign]] levels. It should be noted that the bridge connecting Old Mombasa to New Mombasa seen in Halo 2, is missing from ''ODST''. There is a possibility that the bridge did not survive the slipspace rupture, or was destroyed by other means.