The Kardava system was a star system situated in the Sevastol sector. This sector is found in the galactic territories called the Mid Rim and also the Slice. The Kardavan penitents, a group comprised of members of the Human species, originated from this system.
The StarWars.com Online Companion for The Essential Atlas reference book, published in 2009, introduced the Kardava system and specified its location as grid square P-14.