ðə stˈeɪʃən ɪz ɐdʒˈeɪsənt tʊ ɐ wˈɜːmhoʊl kənˈɛktɪŋ bˈædʒɚ tə ðə dˈɪstənt ɡˈæmə kwˈɑːdɹənt; ðə wˈɜːmhoʊl ɪz hˈoʊm tə pˈaʊɚfəl ˈeɪliən bˈiːɪŋz wˈɜːʃɪpt baɪ ðə bˈædʒoːɹənz æz ðə ɡˈɑːdlaɪk "pɹˈɑːfɪts", hˌuː hæv mˌeɪd dˈiːp spˈeɪs nˈaɪnz hjˈuːmən kˈæptɪn bˈɛndʒəmɪn sˈɪskoʊ ðɛɹ "ˈɛmɪsɚɹi".
The station is adjacent to a wormhole connecting Bajor to the distant Gamma Quadrant; the wormhole is home to powerful alien beings worshipped by the Bajorans as the godlike "Prophets", who have made Deep Space Nine's human captain Benjamin Sisko their "Emissary".