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Nan Madol: Then and Now

City of basalt-log islets built off Pohnpei from the twelfth century, seat of the Saudeleur dynasty.

The ruins today
Nan Madol, the ruins today
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Key facts

Country todayMicronesia
StatusRuins
Date1180
Location6.844° N, 158.335° E
Map showing Nan Madol in 1100Nan Madol
Border map for 1100. See the world in 1100.

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Who ruled this place

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PeriodState
500 BC–todayUnclaimed / no data

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Further reading

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.