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'''Old Mombasa''' was the older, more run-down sector in [[Mombasa]], [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. All municipalities within a 74 kilometer radius of the island-city of [[New Mombasa]] were unofficially referred to as Old Mombasa. | '''Old Mombasa''' was the older, more run-down sector in [[Mombasa]], [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. All municipalities within a 74 kilometer radius of the island-city of [[New Mombasa]] were unofficially referred to as Old Mombasa.<ref name="guide">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - "New Mombasa"'']</ref> While New Mombasa was a dynamic, cosmopolitan city, Old Mombasa was much more dilapidated. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:OutskirtsOuter Wall16001200.jpg|thumb|The seawalls of Old Mombasa.]] | [[File:OutskirtsOuter Wall16001200.jpg|thumb|The seawalls of Old Mombasa.]] | ||
Mombasa's mainland districts were stifled, ironically, by their thirst for growth. During the 21st and 22nd centuries, sea levels worldwide began rising due to global warming. Port cities around the planet were faced with a choice: construct flood control measures, or drown. In Mombasa, it was decided that rather than shore up the old docks on Mombasa Island, it would be easier to build brand new ports on the mainland, southwest of the city. So massive seawalls were built to hold back the rising waters, and new dock structures extended out into Kilindini Harbor. | |||
For a time, these docks brought prosperity to the mainland. Shantytowns were demolished to make way for new office buildings, highways were constructed, and commerce thrived. But by the end of the 23rd century, global warming began to reverse as new technologies emerged and millions of people departed Earth for colonies in the rest of the UNSC-controlled space. Sea levels began receding as temperatures dropped worldwide. In time, the port facilities on the mainland were left literally high and dry. | For a time, these docks brought prosperity to the mainland. Shantytowns were demolished to make way for new office buildings, highways were constructed, and commerce thrived. But by the end of the 23rd century, global warming began to reverse as new technologies emerged and millions of people departed Earth for colonies in the rest of the UNSC-controlled space. Sea levels began receding as temperatures dropped worldwide. In time, the port facilities on the mainland were left literally high and dry. | ||
In the dawn of the 24th century, Mombasa was chosen to be Earth's first [[Space elevator|tether]] city. As a result, the [[Mombasa Tether]] and its attendant port system was constructed on Mombasa Island. Consequently, the island-city transformed into the hi-tech metropolis of New Mombasa, while large portions of its old population migrated to the mainland towns. By 2430, most of the surrounding towns had effectively become part of the Mombasa urban area, collectively referred to as "Old Mombasa". The switch was never official and many of the neighborhoods within direct line of sight to the Mombasa Tether still distribute newspapers and [[chatter]] directories under their "old" names.<ref name="guide"/> | |||
=== Covenant invasion === | === Covenant invasion === | ||