Tharben was a terrestrial planet located near the edge of Hutt Space in the Slice, along the Ootmian Pabol. The planet was home to a of the Jedi Order and had a security patrol subsidized by the Galactic Republic. Due to rising crime in the Slice, the guilds on the Ootmian began to abandon the route, leading the Republic's subsidies to end. Tharben's Jedi outpost was subsequently shut down due to low usage, with the Jedi not wishing to leave the materials within unattended in an unstable region. and pirate gang activity on the planet increased. When the Jedi High Council were discussing the potential closure of the outpost on the planet Kwenn, Jedi Master Mace Windu mentioned Tharben alongside Keldooine and Ord Jannak after Master Adi Gallia brought up the same reasoning for those outposts being closed.