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Huvadhoo Atoll is divided into two administrative atolls, Gaafu Alif and Gaafu Dhaalu1753 Van Keulen Map of Huvadu Atoll (inaccurate)
Huvadhu, Suvadive, Suvaidu or Suvadiva[1][2][3][4] is the atoll with the most islands in the world.[5] The atoll is located in the Indian Ocean. It is south of the Suvadiva Channel in the Republic of Maldives with a total area of 3,152 km2, of which 38.5 km2 is dry land. The atoll contains 255 islands.
It is the second largest atoll in the country, after Boduthiladhunmathi (consisting of Haa Alif, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, and Noonu administrative divisions) which has smaller and fewer islands spread across a larger area.
Huvadu Atoll has been divided into two districts (administrative provinces) for administrative purposes since the 1970s. These divisions are Northern Huvadhu Atoll (Gaafu Alifu) in the north, and Southern Huvadhu Atoll (Gaafu Dhaalu).
During his journey to the Maldives, 14th century Muslim explorer Ibn Batuta 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.[6]
The traditional seat of power in the Huvadhu was Thinadhoo until the division, after which Thinadhoo remained the Capital of South Huvadhu Atoll, and Villingili was instated as the capital of North Huvadhu Atoll.
The master carpenters of the iconic Male' Hukuru Miskiy were from Huvadu, Kondey island. They were Ali Maavadi Kaleyfaanu and Mahmud Maavadi Kaleyfaanu.[7]
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.
^Romero-Frias, Xavier. "Symbols of the Suvadive State" (PDF). Symbols of the Suvadive State.
^Hecker, Hellmuth (27 July 2021). "Verfassung Und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America". "DIE REPUBLIK IM INDISCHEN OZEAN: Verfassungsentwicklung und Rechtsstellung der Malediven." Verfassung und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 2 (4): 425–435. JSTOR 43107982 – via JSTOR. Suvadiva (oder Huwadu) und Addu sind die beiden südlichsten Atolle der Malediven
^Hecker, Hellmuth (1969). "Verfassung Und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America". DIE REPUBLIK IM INDISCHEN OZEAN: Verfassungsentwicklung und Rechtsstellung der Malediven. 2 (4): 425–435. JSTOR 43107982. Suvadiva (oder Huwadu)
^"Guinness World Records - Most islands within an atoll". Guinness World Records.
^Batuta, Ibn. "Ibn Batuta in Maldives and Ceylon". The Maldives and Ceylon: 4.
^Mauroof Jameel and Yahaya Ahmad (2016). Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean, p. 134. ORO Editions. ISBN 9780986281846.
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