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Deep Space Nine

Formerly a Cardassian mining facility orbiting Bajor called Terok Nor, the station was redesignated Deep Space Nine when it came under Federation control following the end of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor in 2369. At the behest of the Bajoran Provisional Government, Starfleet administered the facility. Shortly after the arrival of the station’s new Starfleet crew, however, a stable, artificial wormhole was discovered in the Bajor System‘s Denorios Belt. The station was moved to a new position near the terminus of the wormhole, and it quickly became a focal point for political and military intrigue, as well as one of the most strategic locations in the quadrant.^[1]

References

• 1. “Emissary.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Episodes 401-402. Television. 4 January 1993.