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Dhevvadhoo island is located at the centre of the Huvadu atoll. Sultan Mohamed IV or Devvadhoo Rasgefaanu was the first Sultan of Devvadhoo Dynasty who was the son of Ali Mafahaiy Kilege of Devvadu and Kakuni Dio. Sultan Mohamed IV was married to Khadheeja Kan’ba, daughter of Ibrahim Shah Bandar also
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was depopulated, and all infrastructure burnt to the ground by the Maldivian military led by then Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir in 1962, after which it was left uninhabited for four years. For the next 10 years, the seat of power was moved to Gaddhoo until Havaru Thinadhoo, since repopulated, was
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Historically the Huvadu atoll chief based in Thinadhoo had a great measure of self-government. He even had the privilege, not granted to any other atoll chief of the Maldives, to fly his own flag in his vessels and at his residence. The flag of the Huvadu Atoll Chief was similar to the
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Huvadhu Atoll, located in the Maldives within the Indian Ocean, spans approximately 2,900 square kilometers (1,120 square miles) and encompasses around 255 islands within its confines. It holds the Guinness World Record for the atoll with the most number of islands in the World.
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Because of the isolation from the Northern Atolls, and the capital of Malé, the Huvadhu dialect is significantly different from the other variants of the Maldive language, making much use of the retroflex 'Ţ' and allegedly retaining old forms of Dhivehi.
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Due to its strategic placement on the main sea route around southern India, Huvadhu and the other southern atolls have a long history of contact from mariners sailing the Indian Ocean through the centuries.
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stated in his journal that the Maldives was destitute of grain, except in the province of Souweid (Suvadiva or Huvadu) where they produced a cereal, a kind of Millet which was brought to Mahal.
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The best quality mats of the Maldives are woven in this atoll, in the island of Gaddū. The local grass 'hau' is dyed in two colors, black and yellow.
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The main motivation for secession was stated to be disagreements with the centralized policies that were being enforced by Male' at the time.
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Huvadu Atoll has been divided into two districts (administrative provinces) for administrative purposes since the 1970s. These divisions are
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which survived until September 1963. The name of the secessionist state was taken from the ancient name of Huvadhoo atoll.
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archaeological remains in Huvadū. Therefore, it is likely that this was a very important Atoll in that period of
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with a total area of 3,152 km, of which 38.5 km is dry land. The atoll contains 255 islands.
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known as Isdhoo Bodu Velaanaa Thakurufaan. After his death the Isdhoo dynasty was proclaimed.
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It is named after Huvadu Atoll and is the broadest channel between the atolls of Maldives.
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until the division, after which Thinadhoo remained the Capital of South Huvadhu Atoll, and
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administrative divisions) which has smaller and fewer islands spread across a larger area.
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The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom.
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The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom.
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Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
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Suvadiva (oder Huwadu) und Addu sind die beiden südlichsten Atolle der Malediven
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Descendants of the three dynasties, Devvadhoo, Diyamigili & Isdhoo Dynasty
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The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy.
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Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean
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The inhabitants of this large atoll speak their own distinct form of the
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island. They were Ali Maavadi Kaleyfaanu and Mahmud Maavadi Kaleyfaanu.
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in cut, with two central black triangles edged by red and white bands.
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The name of the broad channel north of this atoll is locally known as
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During his journey to the Maldives, 14th century Muslim explorer
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Huvadhoo Atoll is divided into two administrative atolls,
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Archaeological Test-Excavations On The Maldive Islands.
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In January 1959, the three southern atolls: Huvadhu,
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was instated as the capital of North Huvadhu Atoll.
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Gaafu Alif
Gaafu Dhaalu

Huvadu Atoll
Suvadiva Channel
Republic of Maldives
largest atoll
Boduthiladhunmathi
Haa Alif
Haa Dhaalu
Shaviyani
Noonu
Northern Huvadhu Atoll
Southern Huvadhu Atoll
Ibn Batuta
Thinadhoo
Villingili
Male' Hukuru Miskiy
Kondey

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Thinadhoo (Huvadhu Atoll)
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