Dhevvadhoo (Gaafu Alif Atoll)
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Dhevvadhoo |
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| Belongs to | Gaafu Alif Atoll |
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| Population | 1005 |
| Length | 600 m |
| Width | 520 m |
| Distance from Malé | 403 km |
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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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- H.C.P. 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.
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