Distance to Malé 440 km (270 mi) | Time zone MST (UTC+05:00) | |
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Fiyoaree or Fiori (Dhivehi: ފިޔޯރީ) is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives.
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Map of Fiyoaree, Maldives
Women of this island used to weave mats of lesser quality than those of Gaddu, but in larger quantities.
Archaeology
There are sizeable Buddhist ruins on this island which have been largely unexplored. The most important one is a ruin, probably a large Stupa, measuring about 32 feet in circumference and 3 feet in height is found on the western side of the island.
These archaeological remains have not been properly investigated yet.fiyoaree is the only island where the original raw materials of met(thudukuna)are growing.
References
Fiyoaree Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA