Ruins of Nan Madol

Ruins of Nan Madol
Madolenihm Municipality Government, Micronesia, Federated States of (FM)
Nan Madol is a ruined city on the eastern shore of the island Pohnpei that was the capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty until about 1628. Nan Modal means "spaces between", which is a refference to the canals that are around the ruins. The city was orginally named Soun Nan-len (Reef of Heaven) and was a ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty, which populated Pohnpei's estimated 25.000 people until 1628 (roughly).

The city is now overgrown and partly submerged.
Nan Madol is a ruined city on the eastern shore of the island Pohnpei that was the capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty until about 1628. Nan Modal means "spaces between", which is a refference to the canals that are around the ruins. The city was orginally named Soun Nan-len (Reef of Heaven) and was a ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty, which populated Pohnpei's estimated 25.000 people until 1628 (roughly).

The city is now overgrown and partly submerged.
View in Google Earth Abandoned, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: Drudii

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