Bajor

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Bajor
Bajor from orbit
Class:	M
Satellites:	Derna Jeraddo
Native Species:	Bajoran
Location:	B'hava'el system Alpha Quadrant
Affiliation:	Independent / United Federation of Planets Non-Member Ally
The surface of Bajor

Bajor is the M-class homeworld of the Bajorans located near the Bajoran wormhole.

Contents 1 Astronomical Data 1.1 Location 1.2 Names 1.3 Moons 2 Further Information 2.1 Historical 2.2 Political 2.3 Geographical 2.3.1 Bodies of water 2.3.2 Provinces 2.3.3 Cities and towns 2.3.4 Labor camps 2.3.5 Points of interest 2.4 Zoological 3 Mirror universe 4 Appendices 4.1 References 4.2 Background 4.3 External links

[edit] Astronomical Data

[edit] Location

• Alpha Quadrant
  • Bajoran sector
    • Bajoran system

[edit] Names

• Bajor
• Bajora

[edit] Moons

• Derna (Fourth moon)
• Jeraddo (Fifth moon)

According to "The Nagus", Bajor has three moons. However, in "Image in the Sand", Cretak and Kira Nerys clearly refer to Derna as the "fourth moon" of Bajor.

[edit] Further Information

[edit] Historical

Main article: Bajoran history

Bajor is the homeworld of one of the oldest civilizations in the Alpha Quadrant, about half a million years old when the first Bajoran interstellar flight was made around the 16th century. (DS9: "Explorers")

[edit] Political

Following the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor, a Provisional Government was established in attempt to reorganize and rebuild Bajor. Bajor is also further divided into different Provinces, which might carry political competences, too.

There are some nationlike factions on Bajor, prominent examples are the Paqu and the Navot. One major faction that opposed the Provisional Government, and nearly succeeded in overthrowing it in 2370 was the Alliance for Global Unity.

Bajor first vied for Federation membership in 2373, however this was delayed due to Benjamin Sisko's visions of the impending Dominion invasion of the Alpha Quadrant. Later that year, Bajor signed a nonaggression pact with the Dominion prior to inception of the Dominion War following an endorsement by the Emissary of the Prophets. Following the defeat of the Dominion in 2375, Bajor was once again in the process of gaining membership into the Federation. (DS9: "Rapture", "In the Cards", "Call to Arms")

The Bajoran Central Archives is the main holder of data on the planet.

In late 2375, Dukat and Winn Adami attempted to release the Pah-wraiths from the Fire Caves to destroy Bajor, but they were stopped by Captain Sisko, the Emissary. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows", "The Changing Face of Evil", "What You Leave Behind")

[edit] Geographical

Land formations:

• Cliffs of Undalar
• Dahkur Hills
• Fire Caves
• Janitza Mountains
• Kendra Valley
• Kola Mountain
• Northwest peninsula
• Perikian Peninsula
• Ratosha Pass
• Sahving Valley
• Southern islands
• Tanis Canyon
• Trilar Peninsula

[edit] Bodies of water

Due to a slight green tint in Bajor's atmosphere, the seas on Bajor appear green in color when seen from orbit. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

Rivers:

• Glyrhond River
• Holana River
• Yolja River
  • Qui'al Dam

[edit] Provinces

The continents are subdivided into numerous Provinces:

• Dahkur Province
• Hedrikspool Province
• Hill Province
• Kendra Province
• Lonar Province
• Musilla Province
• Rakantha Province
• Tozhat Province

[edit] Cities and towns

• B'hala
• Hathon
• Ilvia
• Jalanda City
• Janir
• Jo'Kala
• Kran-Tobal
• Lasuma
• Relliketh
• Tamulna
• Tempasa

[edit] Labor camps

• Batal
• Gallitep
• Singha refugee camp

[edit] Points of interest

• Bajoran Archaeological Institute
• Bajoran Center for Science
• Bajoran Institute of Science
• Calash Monastery
• Dakeen Monastery
• Jalanda Forum
• Temple of Iponu

[edit] Zoological

• Barrowbug
• Bat
• Carnivorous rastipod
• Cave-wasp
• Hara cat
• Palukoo (moon)
• Snakes (various)

[edit] Mirror universe

In the mirror universe, Bajor was occupied by the Terran Empire before being liberated by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Following the end of the occupation, Bajor petitioned the Alliance for membership, was accepted, and ultimately became an influential member world. The space station Terok Nor orbited Bajor.

In 2370, the Intendant of Bajor was Kira Nerys. (DS9: "Crossover")

Bajor system
Bajoran sun
Bajor • Bajor VII • Bajor VIII
Jeraddo • Derna • Denorios belt • Bajoran wormhole

[edit] Appendices

[edit] References

• TNG:
  • "Birthright, Part I"
• DS9:
  • "Emissary"
  • "The Circle"
  • "The Collaborator"
  • "Past Tense, Part I"
  • "Rapture"
  • "The Reckoning"
  • "The Changing Face of Evil"
  • "What You Leave Behind"

[edit] Background

• In the pre-production stages of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine the writers worked on the idea of a starbase on the surface of Bajor, before deciding to set the series aboard a space station.
• Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and later Bradley Thompson, made and continually updated a map of Bajor which featured the places mentioned in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

[edit] External links

• Bajor at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Bajor at Wikipedia