Chulak
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In Stargate SG-1, a television series based upon the 1994 science fiction movie Stargate, Chulak is a fictional planet orbiting a binary star system.
Chulak is the Jaffa homeworld. While Jaffa can be found all over the galaxy in the service of many Goa'uld, their line began on Chulak after being separated from Earth. At the beginning of Stargate SG-1, the Goa'uld Apophis is charged with maintaining order on Chulak, however, an agreement between the System Lords prevents any Goa'uld from laying individual claim to the planet. As such, unofficial control of Chulak is often used as a bargaining chip between the System Lords.
Chulak is smaller than Earth, and has a 21 hour day. It has two suns, Chaaporis and Dennal, and one moon, Jerbaas. There are three continents and several island chains.
Since the destruction of Apophis no Goa'uld has stepped up to reclaim Chulak, and it is currently a free planet. SG-1 sometimes comes back to Chulak to meet Bra'tac and Ry'ac (respectively Teal'c's Master and son). Jaffa rebels are also potential allies to fight the Goa'uld system lords.
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Chulak is also the name of the only city on the planet. It is built in a Grecian style, presumably because the original immigrants were from Greece.
The Stargate on Chulak is kept in a forest, and Jaffa take spiritual pilgrimages there after achieving tel'hak'mokar enlightenment. The stargate's address is Missing image
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The Temple of the Gods is essentially a Goa'uld vacation resort. Perhaps the most decadent place in the galaxy, system lords come to the temple to be pampered by hundreds of Jaffa slaves. Inside the temple is the Room of Transference, where young Goa'uld are implanted into their hosts.
The Hall of Recording is where the records of the Jaffa are kept. Like most Goa'uld-dominated planets, the people of Chulak are forbidden from reading or writing except for an elite priesthood. The records contain dates of Goa'uld visits and implantations.