Cydonia

Cydonia is a primarily industrial region of to the east of Arabia Terra. The region is notable for its several large cities, including its capital of Ansikte, and its beautiful coastline. It is home to several installations vital to the UNSC, including a Misriah Armory facility, two shipyards, and a UNSC Army garrison.
==History==
===Pre-colonization===
Prior to being colonized and terraformed, as photo was taken of the Cydonia region by NASA and revealed a small hill that resembled a human face. This sparked several conspiracy theories, although none ever really came to mean anything.
===Colonization===
When humanity began to colonize in the late 21st century, the Cydonia region became the home of mostly British and Dutch colonists. These early colonists would shape the culture of the Cydonia region, including the region's distinctive accent. 
===Interplanetary War===
During the , Cydonia was the site of several major skirmishes between the and UN forces. In Ansikte, there is a memorial dedicated to the Mars Campaign and the Interplanetary War as a whole.
===Human-Covenant War===
When the Covenant invaded the Sol System in 2552, a small force was dispatched to Cydonia to destroy the shipyards and armory, as well as wipe out the Army garrison there. However, the garrison managed to beat back the Covenant assault at the cost of thousands of lives and much of one of the shipyards. This did not, however, stop the Covenant from wiping out the majority of UNSC resistance during the .
===Post-War===
After the war, Cydonia was able to rebuild its severely damaged shipyard and continued to aid the UNSC in rebuilding. 
==Locations==
*Ansikte
**Mars Campaign Memorial
==Notable residents==
*Devin Kuiper
==Gallery==
File:Fakeflag-za2-za4-jt5-hw4.png|Cydonia's regional flag.
File:Pio_med.gif|The "face on Mars": the photo that made made the region famous prior to Mars' terraforming.
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