Jedha

Jedha is a fictional moon featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. It first appeared in the 2016 feature film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Jedha was the central moon of the Jedha star system and was once a holy site for the ancient Order of the Jedi. Following the years of the Purge in the aftermath of the Clone Wars, its reverence was isolated to that of the Guardians of the Whills. The former Rebel Alliance soldier, Saw Gerrera, and his Partisans, headquartered themselves on Jedha. In 0 BBY, both the Partisans and the Guardians encountered agents of the Rebel Alliance, Captain Cassian Andor and Sergeant Jyn Ersu. These factions engaged in a battle with Imperial forces, which ended when the Empire decided to test out the Death Star's super-laser and targeted Jedha City. The city was destroyed, but many people were able to evacuate in time. Saw Gerrera and his Partisans all perished.

Points of Interest

 * Jedha City

Residents of

 * Baze Malbus
 * Beezer Fortuna
 * Benthic
 * Bodhi Rook
 * Cassian Andor
 * Chirrut Îmwe
 * Cornelius Evazan
 * Jyn Erso
 * K-2SO
 * Moroff
 * Ponda Baba
 * Saw Gerrera
 * Tivik
 * Weeteef Cyubee

Notes & Trivia

 * The moon's holy city was inspired by real life holy cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem. The city also has Middle Eastern influences with its narrow market alleyways, desert sands, and Ottoman-inspired architecture.


 * First footage of Jedha was released with the teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, on April 7th, 2016.


 * The moon was fully revealed during the Rogue One panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, on July 15th, 2016.


 * In various sources, Jedha was mistaken for a planet, but it was later clarified and Jedha was identified as a moon with the addition of Jedha's Databank entry on the official Star Wars website, on August 10th, 2016.


 * Early concept art for Rogue One used the planet Mimban, before Jedha was settled on.