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Dhevvadhoo

Inhabited island in Maldives

Dhevvadhoo
Inhabited island
Dhevvadhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 00°33′32″N 73°14′37″E / 0.55889°N 73.24361°E / 0.55889; 73.24361
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Gaafu Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	400.97 km (249.15 mi)
Dimensions
• Length	0.600 km (0.373 mi)
• Width	0.520 km (0.323 mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	584 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

DhevvadhooorDevvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (code letter: Gaafu Alifu).

History[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Geography[edit]

The island is 400.97 km (249 mi; 217 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of Huvadhu Atoll.

Demography[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• HCP Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
• H.C.P. Bell, Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint Colombo 1922/35 edn. Asian Educational Services. New Delhi 1999
• Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
• Hasan A. Maniku. The Islands of Maldives. Novelty. Male 1983.
• Ishag Jameel | Dhevvadhoo "The Island Of Maldives

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