Maafilaafushi

Maafilaafushi (Dhivehi: މާފިލާފުށި) is one of the uninhabited islands of Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives.

==History== Maafilaafushi was inhabited during the 17th Century and the local population is believed to have resettled in Naifaru. Ruins of a Mosque and some tombstones can be found from this period. The island once served as the capital of the separatist Kingdom of Boduthiladhunmathi. Mohamed Rannabadeyri Thakuru with the help of Adhi Raja of Cannanore attacked Male' and tried to overthrow the kingdom of Ibrahim Kalaafaanu (Sultan Ibrahim III 1585–1609). However being unable to take control of the capital Male' they fled to Faadhippolhu where Mohamed Rannabadeyri controlled the northern atolls of the Maldives until he was overthrown by Sultan Muhammad Imaduddin I (1620–1648).