Arrakeen
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Arrakeen is the principal city and political center on the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's Dune universe.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
novel Children of Dune
ⓘ
novel Dune ⓘ novel Dune Messiah ⓘ various Dune adaptations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fremen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ House Corrino NERFINISHED ⓘ House Harkonnen NERFINISHED ⓘ spice melange trade ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
House Atreides fief on Arrakis
ⓘ
Imperial administration of Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Dune locations ⓘ |
| creator | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Atreides military forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Sardaukar (at various times) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
arid desert climate
ⓘ
subject to sandstorms ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Dune (1965 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | House Harkonnen fief on Arrakis ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Duke Leto Atreides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Corrino (imperial representatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive fortifications
ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ spaceport hub ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Galach (Imperial common tongue) ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern hemisphere of Arrakis ⓘ |
| locatedInSystem | Canopus star system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hagga Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rocky outcroppings ⓘ shield wall ⓘ |
| locatedOnPlanet | Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyHazard | giant sandworms of Arrakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
political center of Arrakis
ⓘ
principal city of Arrakis ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of spice production on Arrakis
ⓘ
seat of planetary governance ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | spice shipments ⓘ |
| underThreatFrom |
Fremen insurgency (pre-Atreides alliance)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harkonnen forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.