Western Reaches

The Western Reaches comprised an area of the galaxy. After Imperial Governor Wilhuff Tarkin was stationed on the remote Imperial facility known as Sentinel Base, many rumors spread about why he had been given such an apparently insignificant posting. One such rumor was that Tarkin had failed while commanding an important operation in the Western Reaches. In truth, Tarkin had not committed any error, and his posting to Sentinel Base was part of the clandestine operation to construct the Death Star superweapon.

The planet of Jakku was located in a remote section of the Western Reaches.

Behind the scenes
The Western Reaches was originally established to be a region of the galaxy in the Star Wars Legends sourcebook The Essential Atlas released in 2008 and written by Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace. It was brought into canon by the 2014 novel Tarkin, by author James Luceno.

Appearances

 * Tarkin
 * Star Wars 3: Skywalker Strikes, Part III
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 1: Vader
 * Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens novelization
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens junior novelization
 * Han & Chewie Return!