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Simarka is a planet in the Milky Way visited by SG-1 in the episode "Emancipation" of the series Stargate SG-1.

Simarka is inhabited by various tribes descended from Mongolians who were taken from Earth by the Goa'uld several thousand years ago. SG-1 first encountered the Shavadai, a tribe that once had female warriors and women of equal status to their men. Several generations ago, the Simarkans enacted laws to protect their women from the Goa'uld, requiring them to be veiled at all times. The women eventually became subservient properties of men.

When SG-1 arrived on Simarka, they were met by Abu, a member of the Shavadai and the son of their leader Moughal. In his attempts to win the daughter of an enemy tribe as his wife, Abu kidnapped and traded Samantha Carter to the warlord Turghan. Turghan threatened Carter with death for her defiance and daring. Ultimately, to win Nya's freedom and rescue her from being stoned to death by her father for attempting to elope, Carter challenged Turghan to a battle to the death. Carter won the fight and Nya's freedom. In her honor, the Shavadai abolished the laws requiring the veiling of women.

SG-1's visit to Simarka resulted in the discovery of a new and powerful anesthetic.