Country Maldives Distance to Malé 303.07 km (188.32 mi) Area code(s) 650, 20 Administrative atoll Haa Alif Atoll | Geographic atoll Thiladhunmathi Atoll Time zone MST (UTC+05:00) Population 471 (2006) | |
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Vashafaru (Dhivehi: ވަށަފަރު) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Vashafaru Island Council.
Map of Vashafaru, Maldives
The island is famous for its long white sand spit- the Vashafaru-thundi. People of Vashafaru are skilled carpenters and boat-builders known throughout the Maldives.
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Vashafaru (Haa Alif Atoll) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA