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The Alpha Quadrant was the common designation for one-quarter of the Milky Way Galaxy. It was adjacent to the Beta Quadrant and the Gamma Quadrant. One-quarter of the galactic core was located in this quadrant. (Star Trek: Voyager, Season 7 production art [1]; Star Trek Into Darkness, display graphics)

In late 24th century interstellar politics and diplomacy, the four great powers in the Alpha Quadrant were the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, and the Cardassian Union. Other powers at the time were divided into two groups. The mercantile powers, like the Ferengi Alliance and the Orion Union, traded with the great powers. The isolationist powers, like the Breen Confederacy and the Tholian Assembly, defended their territory aggressively and, would on occasion, battle with the great powers. (Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Star Trek Into Darkness, display graphics) By the late 23rd century, the Alpha Quadrant still remained largely unexplored by the United Federation of Planets. (VOY: "Flashback")

The Bajoran wormhole connected the Bajoran sector in the Alpha Quadrant to a point near the Idran system on the far side of the Gamma Quadrant near Dominion space. The use of this wormhole for exploration and trade by parties from the Alpha Quadrant incited hostility from the Dominion, culminating in the Dominion War. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Governments

Breen Confederacy
Cardassian Union (alternate timeline: Cardassian Empire)
Ferengi Alliance
Klingon Empire
Klingon-Cardassian Alliance (mirror universe)
Orion Union
Romulan Star Empire
Terran Empire (mirror universe)
Tholian Assembly
United Federation of Planets

Other Societies

Homeworlds

Spatial landmarks

Appendices

Background information

In the script for DS9: "Playing God", the Cardassian vole was described as being "the Alpha Quadrant's nominee for ugliest creature in the galaxy".

STO galaxy map — The in-game map of the apocryphal *Star Trek Online* video game, depicting Klingon and Romulan space in the Beta Quadrant

In most reference works, apocryphal novels and games, Klingon and Romulan space and parts of the Federation are usually depicted or stated to be located in the Beta Quadrant. Though it may appear inconsistent with statements made from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, which place these powers in the Alpha Quadrant, it could be that the characters were talking about spheres of influence, whereby a power could exert its influence and prestige far from its homeworld. A good example of this is the Klingon Empire, with its homeworld in the Beta Quadrant, being called an Alpha Quadrant power. The Klingon Empire began exerting its influence and prestige in the Alpha Quadrant in the late 21st century when the empire expanded into the quadrant.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia states that the Federation was spread across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in order to explain why the USS Enterprise was often the "only ship in the quadrant", though the term quadrant has been often used to refer to smaller segments of the galaxy as well.

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-The '''Alpha Quadrant''' is the common designation for one-quarter of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. Its boundary in the region around the Federation is defined by a meridian passing through the [[galactic core]] and ''at least near'' the [[Sol system]].
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+The '''Alpha Quadrant''' was the common designation for one-quarter of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. It was adjacent to the [[Beta Quadrant]] and the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. One-quarter of the [[galactic core]] was located in this quadrant. (''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', ''Season 7 [[:File:Voyager flight path Astrometrics.jpg|production art]] [http://www.stdimension.org/Cartography/Maps.htm#OfficialMaps]''; {{film|12}}, ''display graphics'')
+In late [[24th century]] interstellar politics and diplomacy, the four great powers in the Alpha Quadrant were the United Federation of Planets, the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]], and the [[Cardassian Union]]. Other powers at the time were divided into two groups. The mercantile powers, like the [[Ferengi Alliance]] and the [[Orion Union]], traded with the great powers. The isolationist powers, like the [[Breen Confederacy]] and the [[Tholian Assembly]], defended their territory aggressively and, would on occasion, battle with the great powers. (''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''; ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''; {{film|12}}, ''display graphics'')  By the late [[23rd century]], the Alpha Quadrant still remained largely unexplored by the {{Federation}}. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
-The [[Orion Arm]], [[Perseus Arm]], and [[Sagittarius Arm]]s of the galaxy are located in that quadrant. (''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' background graphic)
-Interstellar politics in the Alpha Quadrant in the [[24th century]] were generally dominated by the [[United Federation of Planets]], along with other regional powers including the [[Klingon Empire]], [[Romulan Star Empire]], [[Cardassian Union]], the [[Tzenkethi]], the [[Talarian|Talarian Republic]], and the [[Ferengi Alliance]], all of which interacted on generally peaceful terms. Members of the [[Tholian Assembly]], [[Breen Confederacy]], and the [[Xindi]] remained mostly isolated from the rest of the Alpha Quadrant populations. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
+The [[Bajoran wormhole]] connected the [[Bajoran sector]] in the Alpha Quadrant to a point near the [[Idran system]] on the far side of the [[Gamma Quadrant]] near [[Dominion]] space.  The use of this wormhole for exploration and trade by parties from the Alpha Quadrant incited hostility from the Dominion, culminating in the [[Dominion War]]. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
+== Governments ==
-While only about 25% of the quadrant had been sufficiently explored, it was known to contain examples of shocking interstellar beauty and scientific wonder such as the [[Argolis Cluster]], the [[Arachnid Nebula]], and the [[Badlands]]. ({{ENT|Fusion}}; {{TNG|I Borg}}; {{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
+* [[Breen Confederacy]]
+* [[Cardassian Union]] (alternate timeline: Cardassian Empire)
+* [[Ferengi Alliance]]
+* [[Klingon Empire]]
+* [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]] ([[mirror universe]])
+* [[Orion Union]]
+* [[Romulan Star Empire]]
+* [[Terran Empire]] ([[mirror universe]])
+* [[Tholian Assembly]]
+* [[United Federation of Planets]]
+==Other Societies==
-The [[Bajoran wormhole]] connected the [[Bajoran sector]] in the Alpha Quadrant to a point near the [[Idran system]] on the far side of the [[Gamma Quadrant]] near [[Dominion]] space.  The use of this wormhole for exploration and trade by parties from the Alpha Quadrant incited hostility from the Dominion, culminating in the [[Dominion War]]. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
+* [[Bajoran Provisional Government]]
+* [[Barzanian Planetary Republic]]
+* [[Orion Syndicate]]
 == Homeworlds ==
+* [[Andoria]]
+* [[Bajor]]
+* [[Barzan II]]
+* [[Betazed]]
+* [[Bolarus IX]]
+* [[Cardassia Prime]]
 * [[Earth]] (Sol III)
-* [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
+* [[Ferenginar]]
+* {{dis|Orion|planet}}
-* [[Qo'noS]]
-* [[Romulus]]
+* [[Tellar Prime]]
+* [[Tzenketh]]
+* {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}
+* {{alt|Vulcan}} (alternate reality)
 == Spatial landmarks ==
+*[[Badlands]]
 *[[Bajoran wormhole]]
 *[[Barzan wormhole]]
-*Numerous [[Black cluster]]s
-*The [[Badlands]]
-== See also ==
+==Appendices==
+=== See also ===
 *[[Beta Quadrant]]
-*[[Gamma Quadrant]]
 *[[Delta Quadrant]]
+*[[Gamma Quadrant]]
-== Related links ==
+=== Related links ===
 * [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets]]
 * [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant starships]]
-== Background information==
+=== Background information ===
 In the script for {{DS9|Playing God}}, the [[Cardassian vole]] was described as being "the Alpha Quadrant's nominee for ugliest creature in the galaxy".
 [[File:STO galaxy map.png|thumb|right|The in-game map of the apocryphal ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' video game, depicting Klingon and Romulan space in the Beta Quadrant]]
-In most [[reference works]], apocryphal novels and games, Klingon and Romulan space and parts of the Federation are usually depicted or stated to be located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This is however inconsistent with dialogue from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', in which all three powers are consistently described as being located in the Alpha Quadrant. The only planet explicitly stated not to be in the Alpha Quadrant was [[Khitomer]] in {{film|6}}. The planet has been established as a Klingon colony in the [[2340s]] in {{e|Sins of the Father}} and a planet inside Romulan territory in the [[2360s]] in {{e|Birthright, Part II}}.
+In most [[reference works]], apocryphal novels and games, Klingon and Romulan space and parts of the Federation are usually depicted or stated to be located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. Though it may appear inconsistent with statements made from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', which place these powers in the Alpha Quadrant, it could be that the characters were talking about spheres of influence, whereby a power could exert its influence and prestige far from its homeworld. A good example of this is the Klingon Empire, with its homeworld in the Beta Quadrant, being called an Alpha Quadrant power. The Klingon Empire began exerting its influence and prestige in the Alpha Quadrant in the late 21st century when the empire expanded into the quadrant.
 The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' states that the Federation was spread across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in order to explain why the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was often the "only ship in the quadrant", though the term [[quadrant]] has been often used to refer to smaller segments of the galaxy as well.
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