Ecumenopolis

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An ecumenopolis was a city encompassing an entire planet or moon. Due to their lack of exploitable ground, such world-spanning cities were dependent on imports for food and raw materials.

Ecumenopoleis in the galaxyEdit

There were many ecumenopoleis in the galaxy, including:

• Coruscant^[1]
• Denon^[2]
• Eufornis Major^[3]
• Nar Shaddaa^[4]
• Taris^[5]

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Behind the scenesEdit

"Ecumenopolis" comes from the Greek "οικουμένη" (oecumen) meaning "world," and "πόλις" (polis) meaning "city," thus translating to "world-city, a city made of the whole world." The Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis coined the term in 1967.

The first ecumenopolis seen on-screen within the Star Wars films was Coruscant in The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition, released in 1997. The term made its first Star Wars appearance in the Legends novel Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight, in 2008. In Star Wars canon, the term was first used in Heir to the Jedi, a novel written by Kevin Hearne and released on March 3, 2015.

AppearancesEdit

This list is incomplete. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it. Darth Maul, Part I Darth Maul, Part II Darth Maul, Part V Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Queen's Shadow Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars film Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence" Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Kanan 1: The Last Padawan, Part I: Fight (Cover only) Kanan 3: The Last Padawan, Part III: Pivot Rebel Rising (Indirect mention only) Thrawn Lost Stars webcomic Leia, Princess of Alderaan Thrawn: Alliances "End of Watch"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) "Contingency Plan"—From a Certain Point of View (Indirect mention only) Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Heir to the Jedi (First identified as ecumenopolis) Doctor Aphra 13: The Enormous Profit, Part V Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance) (Introduced in Special Edition) Aftermath Aftermath: Life Debt The Legends of Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only)

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External linksEdit

• Ecumenopolis on Wikipedia