- Ngebedech Terraces
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The Ngebedech Terraces, or Ouballang ra Ngebedech, are located in the southwestern part of Palau Island.Contents
Site description
The area covers over 160,000 sq m of grassland savannah in upland Palau. The terraces performed multiple functions that include, according to UNESCO, "agriculture, settlement, defense, and ceremonial functions."[1] Morgan (1988) argues that these terraces might be linked into larger more extended systems of complex topography[2].
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on in the Cultural category.[3]
Notes
- ^ Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- ^ Morgan, W.N. (1988) p 4
- ^ Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
References
Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-03.
Morgan, W.N. (1988), Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia, University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292765061
Categories:- Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
- Geography of Palau
- Palauan culture
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