Temwen Island
Temwen Island is a small island of 3 Square kilometers off the southeastern coast off the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. Nan Madol It is best known as the location of the ruined city of Nan Madol Nan Madol is an archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, now part of the Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei state in the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. Nan Madol was the capital of t ..., the capital of the Saudeleur Dyanasty until 1628, which consisted of a series of artificially constructed islets off Temwen's southern coast. Along with the rest of Pohnpei, it forms a large inlet called Madolenihmw Bay. See also * Saudeleur Dynasty#Society Islands of Pohnpei {{Micronesia-geo-stub ...
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Nan or NAN may refer to: Places China * Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China * Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China Thailand * Nan Province ** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province * Nan River People Given name *Nan Cross (1928–2007), South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist *Nan Hayworth (born 1959), former U.S. Representative from New York's 19th Congressional District *Nan Wood Honeyman, (1881–1970), first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Oregon *Nan Hu, Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist *Nan Kempner (1930–2005), New York socialite *Nan Martin (1927–2010), American actress *Nan Grogan Orrock (born 1943), member of the Georgia House of Representatives and State Senator *Nan Phelps (1904–1990), American folk artist *Nan Rich (born 1942), member of the Florida Senate and former member of the House of Representatives *Nan C. Robertson (1926–2009), Pulitzer Prize-winni ...
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