Almatha sector

The Almatha sector was a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant. Within this sector, there was an area of Cardassian space that bordered the Demilitarized Zone under the command of Gul . Border outposts 47 and 61 were located in this sector.
In 2371, after Thomas Riker stole the , his entry point into Cardassian space was through the Almatha sector. ()
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=== Background information ===
This sector's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of the Cardassian Union as seen in the star chart appearing in the episode .
"AL-mah-thuh" was the pronunciation for this sector's name from the script pronunciation guide. 
According to StarTrek.com, this sector was named after the Cardassian star Almatha. 
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 47) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Stellar Cartography", pp. 18-19; "Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"; "The Dominion War: Strategy and Battles, 2373-75"), within this sector, there was a star system named Almatha, from which possibly the sector's name was derived. The system's primary was a K-class star. According to a map of the Cardassian Union – prepared by an anonymous astrography clerk, from the Cardassian Central Archives, in 2364 – Almatha was identified as a Cardassian system.
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