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[[File:Tanaga_1.jpg|thumb|250px|The skyscrapers of Tanaga, New Mombasa.]] | [[File:Tanaga_1.jpg|thumb|250px|The skyscrapers of Tanaga, New Mombasa.]] | ||
'''Tanaga''' was a district of the port city of [[New Mombasa]], [[ | '''Tanaga''' was a district of the port city of [[New Mombasa]], [[Africa]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="nmpdhq"/> It was part of the [[New Mombasa city center|city center]].<ref group="note">In [[Sadie's Story]], multiple areas seen in the ODST campaign are referred to as the city center. This includes [[Kikowani Station]] (Audio log 1, Circle 1, Arc 1), [[ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[New Mombasa Data Center]] (Audio log 8, Circle 3, Arc 2), the [[NMPD Headquarters]] (Audio log 24, Circle 8, Arc 3), and [[Uplift Nature Reserve|the area]] in which the ''Solemn Penance'' arrived at (Audio log 3, Circle 1, Arc 3).</ref> Tanaga rested on a large arcology-like structure, with walls that sloped down to the level of the surrounding terrain.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Prepare To Drop]]</ref> In the middle of the district was the [[NMPD Headquarters]] building.<ref name="nmpdhq"/> | ||
==History== | |||
By [[2552#October|October, 2552]] there were multiple construction projects in progress in this area. On October 20, 2552 and during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], members of [[Alpha-Nine]] attempted to regroup on the upper floors of the NMPD Headquarters. However this did not happen as the extraction [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] crash landed on a nearby under construction skyscraper.<ref name="nmpdhq">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[NMPD HQ (level)|NMPD HQ]]</ref> By the time Alpha-Nine evacuated the city, the Covenant had glassed most of the city excluding Tanaga.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | ==Trivia== | ||
A district called ''Tangana'' exits in modern-day [[Wikipedia:Mombasa|Mombasa]], located approximately where Tanaga is located in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | A district called ''Tangana'' exits in modern-day [[Wikipedia:Mombasa|Mombasa]], located approximately where Tanaga is located in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Nm skyline 1.jpg|A general view of New Mombasa. Tanaga can be seen to the right of the city center. | File:Nm skyline 1.jpg|A general view of New Mombasa. Tanaga can be seen to the right of the city center. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== |