Dhevvadhoo or Devvadū (
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: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as
Northern Huvadhu Atoll
Gaafu Alifu (also known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi, ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި) is an administrative division of the Maldives created on February 8, 1962, when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two dis ...
(code letter:
Gaafu Alifu).
History
Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of this island.
Dhevvadhoo Rasgefaanu, Al-Sultan Mohamed Ibn Haji Ali Thukkalaa (1692-1701), is one of the Kind in the Maldives.
Archaeology
There are many
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archaeological remains in Devvadū. It is likely that it was an important island in that period of
Maldivian History.
*A mound called “Dhevvadhoo Usgadu”, probably a large
Stupa
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is on the north-east of the island, about from the shore. It is long, wide and high.
*A ruin also called “Usgadu”, measuring 96 X with a height of is on the northwest, about from the shore.
*Near this “Usgadu” there is another mound long, wide and high.
*There is a third mound long wide and high within this area.
*On the north-west there is another “Usgadu”, measuring 120 X with a height of . It is about away from the shore.
None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.
Geography
The island is south of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
.
It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of
Huvadhu Atoll
Huvadhu, Suvadive, Suvaidu or Suvadiva is the atoll with most islands in the world. The atoll is located in the Indian Ocean. It is south of the Suvadiva Channel in the Republic of Maldives with a total area of 3152 km2, of which 38.5 ...
.
Demography
References
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HCP Bell
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Early life
Born in British India in 1851, he was sent to En ...
, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
*H.C.P. Bell, Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint Colombo 1922/35 edn. Asian Educational Services. New Delhi 1999
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Xavier Romero-Frias
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, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999,
*Hasan A. Maniku. ''The Islands of Maldives''. Novelty. Male 1983.
*Ishag Jameel , Dhevvadhoo "The Island Of Maldives''
Islands of the Maldives
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