The El-Adrel system was an uninhabited planetary system located inside the El-Adrel sector in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant. It was a single star system consisting of the primary El-Adrel and at least four planets, including El-Adrel IV, which was the homeworld for a non-sentient species. This system was near to Tamarian territory.
In 2368, a Tamarian deep space cruiser commanded by Captain Dathon chose this system to attempt communication with the Federation. He chose the fourth planet because the opportunity of working together with a Starfleet captain in defeating a member of this species offered a parallel with a story in their mythology. The USS Enterprise-D was sent to answer their signal. (TNG: "Darmok")
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- El-Adrel at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works