Gan
Gan is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. It is relatively large by Maldive standards. The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village".- Type: Island
- Description: island in Addu Atoll, Maldives
- Also known as: “Gamu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gan International Airport and Feydhoo.
Gan International Airport
Aerodrome
Feydhoo
Feydhoo is one of the inhabited islands of the Addu Atoll. The people of Feydhoo are former residents of Gan. Gan was a very fertile island with its coconut palms, breadfruit trees, yam, binbi and numerous other types of trees flourishing.Gan
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Addu, Maldives, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-0.69451° or 0° 41′ 40″ south
Longitude
73.15183° or 73° 9′ 7″ east
Population
1,100
United Nations Location Code
MV GAN
Open location code
6JFM8542+5P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Gan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غان”
- Cebuano: “Gan Island”
- Chinese: “甘島”
- Dhivehi: “ގަން”
- Dutch: “Gan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جان”
- German: “Gan Island”
- German: “Gan”
- Japanese: “ガン島”
- Russian: “Ган (остров)”
- Russian: “Ган”
- Slovak: “Gan”
- Spanish: “Gan”
- Swedish: “Gan Island”
- Swedish: “Gan”
- Urdu: “گن (ادو اٹول)”
- Urdu: “گن”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meteorology Office Gan and Maldives National Defence Force Southern Command.
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