| Qo'noS
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| Class:
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M
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| Location:
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Cygnus system, Beta Quadrant
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| Coordinates:
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165.68-0.02 5694654.97
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| Affiliation:
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Klingon Empire
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| Dominant Species:
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Klingons
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| Population:
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| Capital City:
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veng wa'Dich
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Homeworld Qo'noS, the native name for the Klingon homeworld, is a planet of the star Cygnus and the site of the Imperial Empire's capital First City, veng wa'Dich. It is the second planet of the system and is nearly one and a half times the size of Earth. Qo'noS is the only world in its five planet system which was inherently capable of sustaining life. On all other occupied planets, Klingons had to use large amounts of relatively sophisticated technology to live there. The surface of Qo'noS is a huge lone landmass surrounding a vast salty ocean. A passing asteroid severely tilted the planet's rotational axis, inducing wild seasonal changes, a turbulent atmosphere and extremes of both warm and frigid weather across its varied surface. The capital city has remained neutral to both sides during the Empire's many historic civil wars, and even harbored the houses Sela and Movar. Qo'noS is sometimes Standardized as "Kronos" by non-native Klingon speakers.
Geological information from Qo'noS suggests that the world was once covered entirely in lush and wet rain forest before the passing of the large asteroid which altered its axis. This asteroid is also thought to have caused enormous pressure in the planet itself that led to disastrous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the scars of which are still visible today. Fossilized remains in the underground water pockets and in the lava rock show that a form of Klingon existed before the time of the asteroid. These Klingons bear the same basic genetic markings as present-day Klingons, except without the Imperial mutations, which, as is well known, bear no phenotypic resemblance to most of the rest of the life on the planet. It is for these reasons that it is thought that the Klingon people were seeded on Qo'noS, possibly by The Preservers.
First City region (veng wa'DIch Sep)
| First City (veng wa'DIch) |
Capital city of the Klingon Empire.
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| Great Hall of First City (veng wa'DIch vaS'a') |
The hall housing the High Council chambers.
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Gevchok region (ghevchoq Sep)
| Ruk'evet (ruq'e'vet) |
A city named after a great warrior who singlehandedly defeated an army.
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| Krotmag region (Qotmagh Sep) |
A region named after an ancient leader of a powerful house.
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| Mekro'vak region (meqro'vaq Sep) |
A region from which the House of Grilka (ghIrIlqa' tuq) originates.
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| Sakrej region (Sa'Qej Sep) |
A region thousands of kilometers east of First City.
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| Flat Mountain District (HuD beQ yoS) |
A district in the Sakrej region.
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Vospeg region (voSpegh Sep)
| City of Vospeg (voSpegh veng) |
An important city in the Vospeg region, southwest of First City
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Other regions
| Hall of Heroes (Subpu' vaS) |
A hall commemorating the heroes of the Klingon.
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| Hamar Mountains (Hamar HuDmey) |
A mountain range on the Klingon homeworld populated by wild targs.
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| Kang's Summit |
A mountain on Qo'noS.
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| Kling |
A district or city on Qo'noS.
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| Kri'stak Volcano |
Volcano used to create the Sword of Kahless.
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| Lake Lursor (ngeng lurSor) |
Lake used to cool the Sword of Kahless.
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| No'Mat Caves (nomat DIS) |
Caves used in the Rite of MajQa ritual on Qo'noS.
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| Qam-Chee (Qam chIy) |
City that was once defended by Kahless and Lady Lukara when the city's garrison fled.
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| Quin'lat (QIn'lat) |
An ancient city where Kahless once weathered out a storm at. One man in the city said he would not hide from the wind in buildings, but would stand outside and make the wind respect him. After the storm was over, Kahless found the man dead and said, "The wind does not respect a fool".
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| Tong Vey (tong vey) |
An ancient city burned to the ground by Emperor Sompek. Everyone in the city was killed.
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