Peleliu

Peleliu is an island in the island nation of . Peleliu, along with two small islands to its northeast, forms one of the sixteen states of Palau. The island is notable as the location of the Battle of Peleliu in World War II.
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  • Type: state of Palau with 702 residents
  • Description: state of Palau
  • Also known as: Acbolabolu”, “Argeutel”, “Attalabul”, “Beliliou”, “Peleliu, Palau”, “Pkula Belu”, “Pkulapelu”, and “Pkulopelu

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peleliu Airfield and Peleliu Shrine.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small airfield on Peleliu, one of the islands of . It also served as an airfield during World War II.

Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kloulklubed.

Village
, also spelled Klouklubed, is the main settlement on the island of Peleliu. It is situated at the northern end of the island, located near Imelchol Village and Koska. is situated 6 km northeast of Peleliu.

Peleliu

Latitude
6.993° or 6° 59′ 35″ north
Longitude
134.231° or 134° 13′ 52″ east
Population
702
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
6QRPX6VJ+59
Geo­Names ID
4038261
Wiki­data ID
Q497981
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Peleliu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ولاية بيليليو
  • Armenian: Պելելիու
  • Bengali: পেলেলিউ
  • Catalan: Beliliou
  • Catalan: Peleliu
  • Cebuano: Peleliu (pulo sa Palau)
  • Cebuano: Peleliu
  • Cebuano: State of Peleliu
  • Central Bikol: Peleliu
  • Chinese: Peleliu Chiu
  • Chinese: 佩莱利乌州
  • Chinese: 貝里琉
  • Chinese: 貝里琉州
  • Czech: Peleliu
  • Danish: Peleliu
  • Dutch: Peleliu
  • Esperanto: Peleliu
  • Finnish: Beliliou
  • Finnish: Peleliu
  • French: État de Peleliu
  • French: Peleliu
  • Georgian: პელელიუს შტატი
  • German: Peleliu
  • Greek: Πελελίου
  • Gujarati: પેલેલુ
  • Hebrew: פלליו
  • Hindi: पेलेलिऊ
  • Indonesian: Peleliu
  • Italian: Beliliou
  • Italian: Peleliu
  • Japanese: ペリリュー島
  • Japanese: ペリリュー州
  • Japanese: ペリリユウ
  • Japanese: ペリリユウ島
  • Kannada: ಪೆಲೆಲಿಯು
  • Kinyarwanda: Peleliu
  • Korean: 펠렐리우주
  • Latvian: Peleliu
  • Lithuanian: Peleliu
  • Malay: Peleliu
  • Marathi: पेलेलु
  • Min Nan Chinese: Peleliu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Beliliou
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kloulklubed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Peleliu
  • Norwegian: Peleliu
  • Persian: پلیلیو
  • Polish: Beliliou
  • Polish: Peleliu
  • Portuguese: Peleliu
  • Russian: Пелелиу
  • Sinhala: පෙලෙලියු, පලාවු
  • Sinhala: පෙලෙලියු
  • Slovenian: Peleliu
  • Spanish: Estado de Peleliu
  • Spanish: Peleliu
  • Swedish: Peleliu
  • Tamil: பேலேல்யு
  • Telugu: పెలెలియూ
  • Thai: รัฐเปเลลิว
  • Turkish: Peleliu
  • Ukrainian: Пелеліу
  • Urdu: پیلیلیو
  • Vietnamese: Peleliu
  • Western Mari: Пелелиу

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Peleliu and Peleliu Civil Airfield.

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