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Dhevvadhoo
Sign in to saveDhevvadhoo or Devvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (code letter: Gaafu Alifu).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dhevvadhoo is referenced by 217 other articles, and connects out to Gaafu Alif Atoll, Maldives and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map in MV, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Islands of the Maldives.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Gaafu Alif Atoll
- Country
- Maldives
- Located in
- Gaafu Alif Atoll
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
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Dhevvadhoo or Devvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (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 Kings in the Maldives. ===Archaeology=== There are many Buddhist 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 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhevvadhoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations