Cardassia Prime

Template:Mirror disambiguation Template:Planet Info Cardassia Prime (or simply Cardassia) is the class M homeworld of the Cardassian species and capital of the Cardassian Union. It is located in the Cardassia system in the Alpha Quadrant.

Astronomical Data

Location

• Alpha Quadrant
  • Cardassia system

Name(s)

• Cardassia Prime
• Cardassia
• Cardassia VI

History

Cardassia was once home to a peaceful and artist society, however the planets poor natural resources eventually led to the collapse of that civilisation. The military gained control and started an aggressive expansion for more resources, forming the adversarial Cardassian Union with Cardassia Prime as the capital. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part II")

In 2372, Cardassia Prime came under threat of invasion and occupation after the start of the Klingon-Cardassian War. The threat to the planet was only removed after Klingon chancellor Gorwon ordered his forces to stop their advance after failing to capture the Cardassian Detapa Council in the First Battle of Deep Space 9. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

During much of the Dominion War, Dominion strategy was planned and administered from their headquarters on Cardassia Prime. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets", et al.)

Corat Damar, now the leader of the Cardassian Rebellion movement against the Dominion, returned to Cardassia Prime to meet with senior Cardassian military personnel to discuss their defection to the rebellion in late 2375. The meeting was a trap and the bulk of the rebellion was quickly crushed. Damar, Kira Nerys and Elim Garak avoided the trap and started a terrorist campaign against the Dominion in the capital. The civilian population joined in a popular uprising. The Dominion response was to destroy Lakarian city, killing two million civilians. Instead of bringing the Cardassians to their knees it pushed them further from the Dominion with the Cardassian fleet changing sides during the Battle of Cardassia. The Female Founder then took an even more extreme course of action and ordered her forces to wipe out the entire population of Cardassia Prime. By the time the Federation Alliance surrounded the planet to prepare for the final push over 800 million Cardassians had been killed. After the Dominion surrender the planet was in a state of ruin. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

Notable Locations

Cities

• Lakarian City
• Lakat
• Culat

External links

• Cardassia Prime article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Cardassia Prime article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.