Jedha, also known as the Pilgrim Moon, or as the Cold Moon, was a small desert moon which orbited the planet NaJedha. Located in the Jedha system of the galaxy's Mid Rim, the moon had a cold climate due to its lasting winter. The historical and spiritual significance of Jedha led the moon to become a world of worship for those who believed in the Force, and a holy site for pilgrims who sought spiritual guidance.
In 1 BBY, the Galactic Empire occupied the moon to control its kyber crystal resources that were once used by the Jedi Order as components for their lightsabers. The occupation later provoked an insurgency to oppose the Imperial tyranny, coordinated by the rebel extremist Saw Gerrera. Jedha's heritage and Gerrera's resistance—the aptly named Partisans—led to it being chosen in 0 BBY for a test of the Death Star's superlaser, a superweapon capable of destroying entire planets. Though Director Orson Krennic had planned to destroy the moon, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin overrode him, stating that the destruction of the Holy City would serve as a sufficient test. Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor barely escaped with their lives with information about the Death Star's possible weakness. Saw Gerrera died in the city's destruction.
According to Darth Vader, Jedha City was destroyed in a mining incident to cover up the fact that it was destroyed by the Death Star itself
I'm 2 ABY, Vader's children Luke and Leia went to the moon and find out what happened to the remaining partisans who were on the moon after their leader, Saw Gerrera's death.
Description[]
The desert Moon of Jetta was a small dessert Moon located in the Terrabe sector of the Freestanding subsectors of the Jetta system. Mid-Rim Territories. It orbited the planet NaJedha, and located in the h-10 grid square, with Burke Trailing trade route. It's rotation period was 23 hours and the Moon orbited the planet for 420 days. The planet was 11,263 kilometers with a breathable atmosphere. Since it was an ice moon, the climate was cold and the terrain consisted of deserts and mesas, rocky dust bowls, ruptured mantle and magma seas. (Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, Star Wars: Rogue One: Rebel Dossier)
By the time Luke Skywalker and his twin sister Leia Organa came to the moon two years after the Battle of Yavin, Jedha was fractured as a result.
Locations[]
Jedha City (City)
Al-Jedi (City)
The Archive (Cere Junda's hideout)
Catacombs of Cadera (landmarks)
Desiccated tablelands
Dome of Deliverance
Kyber mines
Kyber Mirrors
Narkis Highlands
Pilgrim's Sanctuary
Second Spire
Temple of Central Isopter (temple)
Temple of the Kyber (temple)
Three Faces
Holy Quarter
Path of Judgments
Dome of Deliverance
Second Spire
peaceful garden was maintained close to the Second Spire
