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Dhevvadhoo

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Country
  
Maldives

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+05:00)

Distance to Malé
  
403 km (250 mi)

Administrative atoll
  
Gaafu Alif Atoll

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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). It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of Huvadhu Atoll. Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of this island.

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Map of Dhevvadhoo, Maldives

Archaeological Remains

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 285 feet (87 m) from the shore. It is 200 feet (61 m) long, 96 feet (29 m) wide and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.
  • A ruin also called “Usgadu”, measuring 96 X 64 feet (20 m) with a height of 4 feet (1.2 m) is on the northwest, about 485 feet (148 m) from the shore.
  • Near this “Usgadu” there is another mound 116 feet (35 m) long, 52 feet (16 m) wide and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.
  • There is a third mound 69 feet (21 m) long 47 feet (14 m) wide and 4 feet (1.2 m) high within this area.
  • On the north-west there is another “Usgadu”, measuring 120 X 49 feet (15 m) with a height of 4 feet (1.2 m). It is about 385 feet (117 m) away from the shore.

    • None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.

    References

    Dhevvadhoo Wikipedia
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