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Marae

A marae, malaʻe, meʻae or malae is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds or trees.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: communal or sacred place in Polynesian societies
  • Also known as: “malae”, “malaʻe”, “marae”, and “meʻae”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tahiti.

Photo: london, CC BY 2.0.
lies in the . It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise . is in the , an archipelago which includes the islands of , , Taha'a, and , and has a population of 190,000 people, about 83% of whom are of Polynesian ancestry.

Marae

Latitude
-17.64358° or 17° 38′ 37″ south
Longitude
-149.43472° or 149° 26′ 5″ west
Open location code
53JG9H48+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1422688771
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­marae
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q186685
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Marae” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Marae”
  • Aragonese: “Marae”
  • Catalan: “marae”
  • Catalan: “Marae”
  • Chinese: “毛利會堂”
  • Chinese: “毛利集會場”
  • Chinese: “集會所”
  • Chinese: “馬拉埃”
  • Chinese: “马拉埃”
  • Czech: “Marae”
  • Dutch: “marae”
  • Dutch: “Marae”
  • French: “marae”
  • French: “Marae”
  • French: “maraé”
  • Georgian: “მარაე”
  • German: “Marae”
  • Hebrew: “מאראה”
  • Italian: “Marae”
  • Japanese: “マラエ”
  • Latin: “Marae”
  • Latvian: “Marae”
  • Macedonian: “мала’е”
  • Macedonian: “малае”
  • Macedonian: “марае”
  • Macedonian: “ме’ае”
  • Maori: “marae”
  • Maori: “Marae”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “marae”
  • Norwegian: “Marae”
  • Persian: “مارائه”
  • Polish: “Marae”
  • Portuguese: “marae”
  • Portuguese: “Marae”
  • Russian: “Мараэ”
  • Samoan: “malae”
  • Slovenian: “marae”
  • Slovenian: “Marae”
  • Spanish: “malae”
  • Spanish: “marae”
  • Spanish: “Marae”
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): “mala’e”
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): “malaʻe”
  • Turkish: “marae”
  • Ukrainian: “Марае”
  • Welsh: “Marae”

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