Gan

Gan is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the . It is relatively large by Maldive standards. The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village".
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …has 1,100 residents
  • …is also known as “Gamu”
  • Description: island in Addu Atoll, Maldives

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gan International Airport and Feydhoo.

Aerodrome
Photo: ╚ DD╔, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an international airport…

is one of the inhabited islands of the Addu Atoll.

Gan

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Latitude
-0.69451° or 0° 41′ 40″ south
Longitude
73.15183° or 73° 9′ 7″ east
UN/LOCODE
MV GAN
Open location code
6JFM8542+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31786869
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1282315
Wiki­data ID
Q465170

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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