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Ollei (Sometimes called Konlei, as well as variations of the two names, such as Konrei and Olei) is a small fishing village in the
Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
island nation of
Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
. It has a population of slightly over 100 GeoNames.org people and is located in the
State State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...
of
Ngarchelong Ngarchelong is a state in Palau. Ngarchelong is at the northernmost tip of the island of Babeldaob. Only the state of Kayangel is farther north. Demography The population of the state was 316 in the 2015 census and median age was 37.2 years. ...
, near the northern tip of the
Babeldaob Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. It is in the western Caroline Islands, and the second largest island (after Guam) in the Micronesia region of Oceania. Palau's capital, Ngerulmud, is ...
island. The village is built along a single road which connects it the rest of the island. Facing west from the village is a large boating dock, which juts out about one fifth of a mile into the ocean Google. The nearest populated village is that of
Mengellang Mengellang is a village in Palau and the capital of the state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily ...
, the capital of the state. Ollei is the location of
Tet el Bad Stone Coffin The stone coffin of Tet el Bad is located in the village of Ollei, Ngarchelong, Ngarchelong State, Palau. Site description The ornately carved stone coffin resides in the village of Ollei on the village chief's stone meeting platform.UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
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Tentative List in 2004.


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Populated places in Palau Ngarchelong {{Palau-geo-stub