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File:HE17 Minab glassing.jpg|The Covenant glass the colony.
File:HE17 Minab glassing.jpg|The Covenant glass the colony.
File:HE17 Minab inferno.jpg|Minab burns from the glassing.
File:HE17 Minab inferno.jpg|Minab burns from the glassing.
File:HE17 Minab cooling.jpg|Minab is rendered a glass land.
File:HE17 Minab cooling.jpg|Minab is rendered a glassland.
File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 snow.jpg|Minab's frozen landscape.
File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 snow.jpg|Minab's frozen landscape.
File:HE17 Hideout.jpg|The survivors use a mine as a hideout from the covenant.
File:HE17 Hideout.jpg|The survivors use a mine as a hideout from the Covenant.
File:HE17 Pay Back.jpg|The covenant on Minab.
File:HE17 Pay Back.jpg|The Covenant on Minab.
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Revision as of 02:34, May 25, 2015

Template:Planet Minab was a colony world of the Unified Earth Government.[1] Its capital city, Kynur, was a metropolis build adjacent to a small mountain range. Large stretches of land were glassed in 2550 by the Covenant and very few of the colonists survived the initial bombardment and the subsequent occupation.[1]

History

Minab was attacked late in the Human-Covenant War, in 2550. A handful of colonists survived the Covenant's orbital bombardment by having taken refuge in underground caves. Over the following year, gangs of Kig-Yar scavengers maintained a presence on the planet, tearing down the remnants of Minab's cities. More than three years after the Covenant's assault, UNSC search teams arrived and recovered a few surviving colonists from the planet, among them future Spartan Holly Tanaka.[1]

Topography and ecology

The Covenant's glassing caused the entire planet to undergo a nuclear winter, turning Minab's surface into a frozen tundra. Despite its frigid conditions, some of the world's native wildlife survived the harsh environment. Troll-like creatures reminiscent of Gúta were trapped and eaten by the surviving colonists.[1]

Notable residents

Trivia

The colony was likely named after one of the many locales of the same name located in Iran.

Gallery

List of appearances

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