Aldera was the capital city of Alderaan. It was located in the mountains of the planet, nestled near a lake—or, by some accounts, on an island at the center of a lake.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Sources 3.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Visitors to the city mostly arrived by air, unless they traversed the lake by boat. Upon reaching Aldera, many visitors were breathtaken at the white, flowing architecture of the buildings, many of them belonging to the planetary government.

In addition to being the home of the University of Alderaan and the Aldera Universal Medcenter, the capital included the Aldera Royal Palace, home to Queen Breha Organa and her consort, Prince Bail Organa as well as the center of Alderaanian government.

Like the rest of Alderaan, the city was destroyed by the Death Star in 0 BBY.

When the Alderaan Alliance moved to New Alderaan after Old Alderaan's destruction, they built a city called New Aldera in a similar design and in a similar landscape.

AppearancesEdit

•  Dean of Aldera Suspended—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin"
• MedStar II: Jedi Healer (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
•  The Traitor's Gambit on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
•  The Gem of Alderaan on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception
• The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning
• The Paradise Snare (First appearance)
• The Princess Leia Diaries (Ambiguously canonical source)
• Rebel Dawn (Mentioned only)
• Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Weather report list only)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Empire 21: A Little Piece of Home, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
• Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)
• Planet of Twilight (Vision to Leia Organa Solo)

SourcesEdit

• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe (First mentioned)
•  "On Our Planet: Alderaan"—Star Wars Kids 5
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• The Essential Chronology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 18 (ALD1-4, Alderaan)
• Ultimate Missions: Rebel Storm
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 29