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Jaluit Atoll
The old German and Japanese capital of the Marshalls.
- Population
- 1,409 (2021)
- German protectorate
- 1885
- Ramsar site
- 2004
Then
- 1885
Germany annexes the Marshalls. The Jaluit Company runs them from 1888 to 1906.
- 1943
US planes bomb the Japanese garrison repeatedly in November and December.
- 2004
The Jaluit Atoll Conservation Area becomes a Ramsar wetland.
Now
Jabor, the main town, has about 1,200 people.