D ' Qar D ' Qar was a verdant planet located in the Outer Rim Territories . By the thirtieth year after the formation of the New Republic , the planet was the location of the headquarters of the Resistance , a small military force formed by Senator Leia Organa to combat the growing threat of the First Order , a successor state to the Galactic Empire . Description . D ' Qar was a planet located in the Ileenium system of the galaxy ' s Outer Rim Territories . An obscure world far from the main space lanes , the remote D ' Qar was surrounded by a wide planetary ring that cast a shadow on its forest ed surface . The lush , jungle - covered terrain did not host any intelligent life , though creatures such as bird s and insect s called the huge tree s and fast - growing roots of the jungle home . Aside from the foliage , D ' Qar ' s surface featured plains and mountains . History . At one point , D ' Qar was home to a civilization . By 34 ABY , this civilization was long gone , leaving behind immense ruins . Galactic Civil War . Following the Battle of Hoth , Corona Two , Four and Five of Corona Squadron were sent to D ' Qar to investigate possible signs of Imperial outposts and activity . This occurred after reports from deep - cover spies on Coruscant revealed that the Empire had been processing massive amounts of material for the Imperial Starfleet , as well as circulating rumors of a new large - ship construction facility . Nonetheless , after exhaustive scans in the planet ' s hemispheres , planetary and solar orbit s the squadron came up empty and returned to its MC80 star cruiser " Liberty " . The Rebel Alliance then established a small outpost on the planet , however , the Galactic Civil War ended with the signing of the Galactic Concordance , eliminating the need for a full - scale base to be constructed . Conflict with the First Order . Thirty years after the Battle of Endor , the outpost was used as the base of operations for the Resistance , a small military force funded by like - minded New Republic senator s who feared the growing power of the First Order , a military junta that aimed to succeed the Galactic Empire . Most of the base was hidden underground , with the planet ' s thick foliage helping to conceal the facility from air and ground sensor s . After the First Order ' s destruction of the Hosnian system , D ' Qar was to be the next target of the First Order ' s superweapon , Starkiller Base . However , the Resistance managed to launch an attack against the weapon , destroying it and its threat to the destruction of the system . Shortly afterward , the Resistance evacuated their base . The base , itself however , was annihilated after several blasts from one of the First Order ' s Dreadnought s ' Orbital Cannons . Inhabitants . At one point , D ' Qar had been home to a culture advanced enough to build cities . But by the time of the Galactic Civil War , D ' Qar lacked intelligent life , the planet teemed with a wide variety of species . Large tree s with fast - growing roots covered the planet ' s surface , inhabited by many insect s and nocturnal creatures , while flocks of avians dominated the skies . It was the homeworld of Jacque Porte . Behind the scenes . The planet D ' Qar was first revealed by the magazine " Empire " on November 26 , 2015 . Its location in the galaxy was revealed in its print issue , using a map created for " " . The planet went on to appear in the film .