Nan Madol is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which Oceanian country?

Nan Madol is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Federated States of Micronesia.

The ruins lie beside the eastern shore of Pohnpei, on and around Temwen Island in Pohnpei State. Nan Madol was built as a ceremonial and political centre on a lagoon, with artificial islets connected by channels. Its walls and platforms were constructed from massive basalt and coral stones, creating one of the Pacific’s most distinctive archaeological landscapes.

Nan Madol served as the capital of the Saudeleur dynasty, which ruled Pohnpei until about the early seventeenth century. Oral traditions and archaeological evidence preserve memories of powerful rulers, ritual activity, and an organised society capable of moving enormous stones across the island environment.

UNESCO inscribed Nan Madol in 2016 under the name “Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia.” It is sometimes mistakenly associated with Palau or the Solomon Islands because all are Pacific island countries, but the site is specifically in the Federated States of Micronesia. The country itself is a federation of four states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae.