Veyvah (
Dhivehi
Dhivehi, also spelled Divehi, may refer to:
*Dhivehi people, an ethnic group native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands.
*Dhivehi language, an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Republic of Maldives
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: ވޭވައް) is one of the inhabited islands of
Meemu Atoll
Mulaku Atoll or Meemu Atoll(މުލަކަތޮޅު) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or 'Mulakatolhu'.
There is a mosque of historical value in Kolhufush ...
.
Geography
The island is south of the country's capital,
Malé. The land area of the island is in 2018. The island was described as having an area of in 2007.
Demography
Healthcare
Veyvah has a pharmacy. The island was severely affected by an outbreak of
dengue fever
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection. These may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characterist ...
in 2011, which led to a
mosquito eradication programme.
Transport
The reconstruction of Veyvah harbour was contracted to
MTCC in 2017.
Old Friday Mosque
The island houses one of the oldest historical mosques in the Maldives. The Old Friday mosque is believed to be over 400 years old and is built out of coral stone. The mosque complex consists of the original mosque building, two water wells and a cemetery. However, extension projects surrounding the original mosques have meant that the original Friday mosque is practically inside the current mosque building.
References
Islands of the Maldives
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