Nan Dauwas (English spelling) Nan Dauwas

... The island was once home to the semi-legendary Sau-Teleur dynasty, whose capital was Nan Madol (locally pronounced Nan Madol) in the southeast of the island. The ruins that remain today are the largest floating city ruins in Oceania, consisting of 92 artificial islands built on shallow waters 0.5 km wide, 1.4 km long, and covering an area of ​​70 hectares. The most famous of these is the fortress Nan Dauwas, surrounded by a double wall of 8 m high basalt pillars. It is said that the Sau-Teleur dynasty was overthrown by Isokelekel, who came from Koshae Island, and Ponape entered an era in which local chiefs ruled over each other. ...

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…　かつて島には，半ば伝説的なシャウ･テレウルSau Deleur王朝が栄え，島の南東部にナン･マドールNan Madol(現地の発音ではナン･マトル)の都を営んでいた。今日に残るその遺構は，幅0.5km，長さ1.4km，面積70haの浅瀬上に築いた92の人工島から成る，オセアニア最大の海上都市遺跡で，中でも玄武岩の柱状石を組み上げた，高さ8mに及ぶ二重の城壁に囲まれた城塞ナン･タウワシNan Dauwasは著名である。シャウ･テレウル王朝はコシャエ島から遠征して来たイショケレケルによって倒されたと伝えられ，以後ポナペは地方首長の割拠する時代を迎える。…

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