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'''Manassas''' was a city in the state of [[Alföld]] of the [[Ütközet]] province on the planet [[Reach]]. It was among the three largest cities on Reach, the other two being [[Ezhtergom]] and [[Quezon]].<ref name="intel">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Intel'']</ref> Just outside the city were rugged mountains. One of Reach's spaceports, the [[Manassas Spaceport]], was located in the city.<ref>'''New Life'''</ref> Manassas was also home to one of Reach's nine [[space elevator]]s.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''', ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref>

The city was one of the first population centers on Reach to be attacked by the [[Covenant]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]].<ref name="for"/> [[ODST]] air assault troopers were deployed to harass Covenant forces in the mountains outside the city. One of the planet's civilian evacuation stations was located in Manassas, but it was apparently destroyed by the [[Covenant]] prior to the glassing of the entire globe.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Beachhead|Beachhead radio conversation]]''</ref>

*The city of [[New Alexandria]] was apparently known by the working title "Manassas" during the development of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDjTZKUMes0/TfAalTl_70I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/wo5T0Lz5BC8/s1600/ih_monassas+jetpack02b.jpg '''Isaac Hannaford blog''': ''ih_monassas+jetpack+02'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2kn62LzbR0 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach E3 Presentation (2of2) - Exclusive Access!'']</ref> However, Manassas and New Alexandria were later confirmed to be separate cities.