Dhevvadhoo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhevvadhoo
| native_name_lang = dv
| settlement_type = Inhabited island
| pushpin_map = Maldives
| pushpin_relief = y
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives
| coordinates = {{coord|00|33|32|N|73|14|37|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Maldives
| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll
| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll
| subdivision_name2 = Gaafu Alif Atoll
| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé
| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|400.97|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| seat_type = Capital
| parts_type = Geographic atolls
| parts_style = list
| leader_title = Council
| leader_title3 = Mayor
| leader_title4 = Island Chief
| unit_pref = Metric
| length_km = 0.600
| width_km = 0.520
| population_total = 584 (including foreigners)
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = {{abbr|MST|Maldives Standard Time}}
| utc_offset = +05:00
| postal_code_type = Assigned Letter
| postal2_code_type = Assigned Letter {{small|(Dhivehi)}}
| area_code_type = Area code(s)
| blank_name_sec2 = Number of Islands
| blank1_name_sec2 = Inhabited
| blank2_name_sec2 = Uninhabited
| blank3_name_sec2 = Total
}}
Dhevvadhoo or Devvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (code letter: Gaafu Alifu).
History
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=
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 {{convert|285|ft|m}} from the shore. It is {{convert|200|ft|m}} long, {{convert|96|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|4|ft|m}} high.
- A ruin also called "Usgadu", measuring 96 X {{convert|64|ft|m}} with a height of {{convert|4|ft|m}} is on the northwest, about {{convert|485|ft|m}} from the shore.
- Near this "Usgadu" there is another mound {{convert|116|ft|m}} long, {{convert|52|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|4|ft|m}} high.
- There is a third mound {{convert|69|ft|m}} long {{convert|47|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|4|ft|m}} high within this area.
- On the north-west there is another "Usgadu", measuring 120 X {{convert|49|ft|m}} with a height of {{convert|4|ft|m}}. It is about {{convert|385|ft|m}} away from the shore.
None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.
Geography
The island is {{convert|400.97|km|mi nmi|0|abbr=on}} south of the country's capital, Malé.{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=4.175278+73.508889&to=0.558889+73.243611&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=14 August 2018}} It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of Huvadhu Atoll.
Demography
{{Historical populations
|align = center
|2006 |480
|2014 |505
|footnote = 2006-2014: Census populations
}}
References
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External links
- 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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Category:Islands of the Maldives
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