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|destroyed=[[2552#October|October 21st, 2552]]

|affiliation= [[East African Protectorate]]

'''New Mombasa''' was a major port city and industrial center on [[Mombasa|Mombasa Island]] in south [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]], in the [[East African Protectorate]] on [[Earth]]. On the mouth of the river north of the island is the [[Mombasa Tether]], a dominant feature of the city skyline. [[Old Mombasa]] is located on the mainland surrounding the island. Like Earth's other [[Space elevator|tether]] cities, New Mombasa's infrastructure was managed with the help of a second generation [[Dumb AI|"dumb" AI]], the [[Superintendent]].<ref name="odst">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> It was the main target of the initial [[Covenant]] attack during the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="outskirts">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref> The city was invaded, occupied, and destroyed in the course of the conflict.

[[File:Mombasa View From Sky.jpg|thumb|250px|An overhead view of the general area of New Mombasa.]]

The dramatic rise of sea levels has changed the coastlines of [[Wikipedia:Mombasa Island|Mombasa Island]] and its surroundings. This has also forced a seawall to be built around the city, in order to prevent it from being flooded. [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|A highway]] runs along the seawall surrounding the island.<ref name="odst"/> Despite sea levels dropping at some point,<ref group="notes">The Old Mombasa shoreline in the ''Halo 2'' level ''Outskirts'' has massive seawalls resting firmly on dry land, suggesting that they were built in a time when the sea level was much higher.</ref> large areas of former land still remain underwater. The northern side of the island still retains more of its original width than the southern section, which is much more narrow and symmetrically bordered by a massive seawall. The narrow southern half houses the city center and the business districts of the city, while on the northern side, industrial structures and docks are more prevalent.<ref name="odst"/>

 

From the northern side of the island, a massive suspension bridge connects the island to the mainland. Starting at some point near the city center, the highway [[New Mombasa 105 East|NM 105 E]] leads over the bridge, to the old city and beyond. Near the end of the bridge on the island is New Mombasa's industrial district, where companies such as [[Tterrab Industries]] have their headquarters. Here are also located multiple gargantuan industrial buildings, some with sky bridges connecting them.<ref name="outskirts"/><ref name="h2">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref>

 

The city center is elevated above the surrounding terrain by a large "arcology wall", and houses a concentration of gigantic skyscrapers, the highest - the [[Vyrant Telecom]] building - being over two kilometers tall.<ref group="notes">Measurable through using pan-cam coordinates. 1 WU is roughly equal to 3 meters. The height cap is at 615 WU, and the building extends slightly over this limit.</ref> At the southeast end of the city center there are several medium-sized skyscrapers. The [[NMPD Headquarters]] is located here. Southeast of the arcology wall, the layout of the city is near-symmetrical, and it is divided to ten sectors. Symmetrical compartmentalization like this is a security precaution taken into account when designing all tether cities, to minimize damage in case the tether were to fall.<ref name="EVO">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]", ''page 366''</ref>

 

The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] has [[ONI Alpha Site|their EAP headquarters]] and research building on the southeast end of the island. The main building is surrounded by a pool of water and an additional wall similar to the sea wall surrounding the whole island. Northeast of the Alpha Site, a large artificial island has been constructed to house the orbital elevator. This island is full of port structures, including warehouses, docks and cranes.<ref name="odst"/> [[MagLev train]] lines connect the island to the mainland. A highway and a train line connect New Mombasa to other cities such as [[Voi]] and [[Nairobi]], with multiple highways leading to different parts of the continent.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Kikowani Station (level)|Kikowani Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref>

 

[[Uplift Nature Reserve]], a large park and a wildlife reserve, resides on a series of circular, artificial islands southeast of the city center.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level, ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref> The city also contains a massive network of underground installations, such as the Superintendent's [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]] deep beneath the surface. The facility consists of multiple levels, and on the tenth and final level, in a massive cavern with an underground lake on the bottom, resides the AI's data core.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref> Secretly from the general populace, the facility was used to conduct research on a subterranean Forerunner artifact, which was later revealed to be a small section of the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 132''</ref>

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