South Asia
Maldives
Raa Atoll

Dhuvaafaru

Dhuvaafaru is an inhabited island of located in the eastern edge of . Resettlement of the island started on 14 December 2008 to inhabit the displaced residents of who were the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Raa Atoll, Maldives
  • Also known as: “Duwafuri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maakurathu.

Islet
is one of the inhabited islands of in the . Sultan Mohamed I is from . He is also the husband of Sultana Raadhafathi. is situated 2½ km south of Dhuvaafaru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ungoofaaru.

Town
is an inhabited island located in Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the . It is also the capital of Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll. is situated 4½ km north of Dhuvaafaru.

Dhuvaafaru

Latitude
5.62982° or 5° 37′ 47″ north
Longitude
73.04119° or 73° 2′ 28″ east
Open location code
6JQMJ2HR+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 19879640
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1282407
Wiki­data ID
Q3153630
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Dhuvaafaru” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دوفافارو”
  • Bulgarian: “Дхувафару”
  • Cebuano: “Dhuvaafaru”
  • Cebuano: “Duwafuri”
  • Dhivehi: “Dhuvaafaru”
  • Dhivehi: “ދުވާފަރު”
  • Dutch: “Dhuvaafaru”
  • Hebrew: “דוואפארו”
  • Japanese: “ドゥヴァーファル島”
  • Polish: “Dhuvaafaru”
  • Swedish: “Dhuvaafaru”
  • Swedish: “Duwafuri”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dhuvaafaru Harbour and Ungoofaaru.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dhuvaafaru”. Photo: Ablox3008, CC BY-SA 3.0.