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Selbar was a town on [[Bandomeer]].<ref name=":0">[[Besieged]]</ref>

== History ==
=== Besieged by the Republic ===
Selbar was used as a headquarters for [[General Grievous]] and the [[Babteer Pil]] after the Republic [[Battle of Bandomeer|took over Bandomeer]] in 14 months ABG.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Separatist|Separatists]] destroyed the ramps that connected it to the basins below, creating an additional barrier that made it almost impossible for the [[Galactic Republic]] to attack.<ref name=":0" /> However, they were worn down by the Republic blockade, and the [[Pablir Regional Medical Center]] became quickly overcrowded, dealing with shortages in both staffing and medical supplies. The shield over Selbar had the effect of trapping and concentrating airborne pollutants, giving some illnesses caused by the atmosphere. Many were also starving or suffering ill effects from poor water quality after the Republic took over their water treatment plant. The Meerians were also plagued by an [[Egoravirus]] outbreak.<ref name=":0" />

After an attack that destroyed the [[Valmin Water Treatment Facility]], the [[Babteer Pil]] became very low on drinkable water. The running water in Selbar was toxic and undrinkable, useful only for flushing their refreshers, although they kept a supply of bottled water and collected snowmelt. With their water supply quickly dwindling, Grievous advised rationing out food more liberally, not expectign to last long enough to need their full supply. They gave out extra rations to volunteers for Babteer Pil, driving up recruitment. However, they were also protested, as many Selbar residents demanded a surrender. Grievous attempted to kick them out of the city and into Republic territory, but [[Sayida Keldon]] established that the Republic would shoot on sight anyone who left Selbar, thus forcing Grievous to take care of its entire civilian populace.<ref name=":0" />

== Population ==
[[Meerian|Meerians]] made up the vast majority of the populace, but other species were not unheard of, including [[Imbat|Imbats]] and [[Svivreni]].<ref name=":0" />

== Geography ==
Selbar was surrounded by a U-shaped wall on its west, south, and east faces, while a sharp cliff made it difficult to access via the north or east sides. [[Lake Nilseen]] was not far away on its west side. Selbar was a in a cold, rugged, and mountainous region of rural Bandomeer, surrounded by strip mines with smoggy air. It was roughly two days' journey away from [[Bandor]] via [[Landspeeder]].<ref name=":0" /> To the north and east, there were [[Azurite]] strip mines run by [[Vulca Minerals]].<ref name=":0" />

It had a ray shield generator over it, which could defend it from orbital bombardment. Despite its relatively small population, the town was densely packed with many relatively tall buildings, although no real skyscrapers.<ref name=":0" /> Its downtown residential area had alleys orange-hued lighting and a skyway system.<ref name=":0" /> The was also home to the [[For Peem Holotheater]].<ref name=":0" /> Around the northwestern part of town, Selbar had [[Jedlor Spaceport]], which had enough open space to store ships as large as the [[Lucrehulk-class Battleship]] ''[[Venture]]''.<ref name=":0" />

== Sources ==
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[[Category:Locations on Bandomeer]]