Coruscant

Coruscant (pronounced KOH-roo-sahnt) is the name of a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. An ecumenopolis, it was renamed Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire and Yuuzhan'tar during the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion.

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Coruscant was the capital of the Old Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, and the Yuuzhan Vong Empire at various times. It is generally agreed that Coruscant is the most important world in the galaxy, evidenced by the fact that its hyperspace coordinates are (0,0,0).

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The galaxy's main trade routes — Rimma Trade Route, Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, Corellian Run and Corellian Trade Spine — went through Coruscant making it one of the richest worlds in the Star Wars galaxy.

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