Airai

Airai, located on the southern coast of Babeldaob island, is the second-most populous state of Palau. It contains the country's chief airport, and is connected by a bridge to nearby Koror Island.

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The state has an area of 44 km² (17 mi²), and a total population, as of 2004, of 2700. Airai is also the name of a biggest town in the state, with a population of 920 people as of 2004. The town of Airai is the largest town in Palau outside of the state of Koror.

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Airai is most notable for its Bai (men's meeting house) being that it is the oldest one in existence. However, it

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dates back only 200 years ago. The turbulent rains of Palau did not treat ancient Palaun architecture kindly. Airai is home to the Recklai (Second highest ranking Palaun chief). Airai is more inland/mountainous-jungle and therefore more of a bedroom community than anything else.

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Babeldaob: Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of Palau. Its area, 331 km2 (128 mi2), makes up over 70% of the area of the entire country. It is located northeast of Koror. A new capital for the country is planned for Koror. Though little else has been built, there ...

Palau: The Republic of Palau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located some 500 km east of the Philippines. Having emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States of America) in 1994, it is one of the world's youngest and least populated nations....

Koror Island: REDIRECT Koror...