The Ngebedech Terraces, or Ouballang ra Ngebedech, are located in the southwestern part of Palau Island.
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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." Morgan (1988) argues that these terraces might be linked into larger more extended systems of complex topography.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on in the Cultural category.
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