The station is adjacent to a wormhole leading to the distant Gamma Quadrant; the wormhole is home to powerful alien beings worshiped by the Bajorans as the "Prophets", who have made station commander Benjamin Sisko their "Emissary".
The station is located close to a wormhole that connects to the faraway Gamma Quadrant. This wormhole serves as a home for powerful alien beings, whom the Bajorans revere as "Prophets", who have chosen station commander Benjamin Sisko as their representative.