• Nan Madol is an archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei that was the capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty until about 1628.
  • Nan Madol is a massive archaeological site on the Eastern coast of a Pohnpei island in the Federal States of Micronesia in Madolenihmw district.
  • The area of Nan Madol accessible by walking is pretty small but you could take photos all day. Good idea to do the waterfall on the way back to cool off.
  • Nan Madol, söylendiği gibi, Saudeleur’ların yapamayacağı kadar muazzam bir şehir.Saudeleur’ların ne ömürleri, ne de teknik bilgileri buna elvermez..
  • Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders.
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  • And yet, Nan Madol is little-known outside the archaeological community and visited by a surprisingly small number of people each year.
  • The population of Nan Madol was probably more than 1,000 at a time when the whole population of Pohnpei barely reached 25,000.
  • The first radiocarbon datings say that Nan Madol was already inhabited in 80 AD, although this doesn’t verify the age of the megalithic complex.
  • Nan Madol, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, is comprised of a vast tapestry of 92 artificially made islets all interconnected by canals.