Itopol sector

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The Itopol sector was a sector of the Expansion Region that contained the Azum system, the Carburo system, the Gibraal system, and the Llon Nebulae.[1] The Azum system[1] fell within the Trailing Sectors[2] and was the home of the Azumel species.[3][4]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Itopol sector was mentioned in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published alongside the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were written by Jason Fry.[5] The sector originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it first appeared in "Storm Fleet Warnings," a short story written by Jude Watson and published in the Star Wars: Short Story Collection in 2003.[6] It was then identified as the Itopol sector for the first time in the StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Fry.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the star systems of the Itopol sector in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Trailing Sectors.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Force Arena
  4. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats Azum as one such homeworld with regard to the Azumel species.
  5. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  6. ↑ "Storm Fleet Warnings" — Star Wars: Short Story Collection
  7. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)