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Ngebedech Terraces
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The Ngebedech Terraces, or Ouballang ra Ngebedech, are located in the southwestern part of Babeldaob, the largest island in Palau.
Site description
The area covers over 160,000 sq m of grassland savannah in upland Babeldaob. 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.[1]
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