Mostly an agricultural world, Dantooine was nonetheless an important colony in the Outer Rim. The Galactic Republic had no military protecting Dantooine so the task was given to the Jedi Order, who established a Jedi Enclave there. Many notable Jedi of the time trained at the Dantooine Enclave including Exar Kun, Revan and Malak.

Garang was the original capital of Dantooine but the capital was moved to Khoonda following an attack by Darth Malak.