It is settled then. Yoda will take a battalion of clones to reinforce the Wookiees on Kashyyyk.- Jedi Master Mace Windu, Revenge of the Sith (2005)
ABOUT KASHYYYK
Kashyyyk (occasionally spelled Kashyk) was a wroshyr tree-covered planet located in the southwestern quadrant of the galaxy and the homeworld of the Wookiee species. It was a member of the Galactic Republic and after the Clone Wars endured enslavement under the Galactic Empire. The planet was classified by the Empire as G5-623.
Kashyyyk was a temperate jungle planet orbiting around a single star located in the Mytaranor sector of the Mid Rim, and had a complement of three moons. Covered in wroshyr trees, it served as homeworld to the Wookiee species. Native fauna such as Can-cells would influence the design of starships by the Wookiee inhabitants, while great cities such as Kachirho would be built into the planet's trees.
The crash site of the prison ship Ashmead's Lock was known as the Black Forest. Wookiees believed that the Black Forest was cursed and haunted by bad spirits. By 5 ABY, sections of Kashyyyk's forests had been deforested and several rivers had been drained. The Empire also established undersea mining platforms. Mount Arayakyak was once a rainforest orchard known as the Cultivating Talon, which provided Wookiees with fruits such as shi-shok. By the Age of the Empire, it had been defoliated by a poisonous black mold.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Astrographical information | |
|---|---|
| Region | Mid Rim |
| Sector | Mytaranor sector |
| System | Kashyyyk system |
| Moons | 3 |
| Grid coordinates | P-9 |
| Trade routes | Randon Run |
| Orbital period | 381 days |
| Physical information | |
| Class | Terrestial |
| Diameter | 12,765 kilometers |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Primary terrain | Forrests, jungles, mountains |