South Asia
Maldives
Laamu Atoll

Gan

Gan is one of the inhabited islands of Haddhunmathi Atoll, administrative code Laamu and the proposed capital for the Mathi-Dhekunu Province of the . It is the largest island in the Maldives.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fonadhoo.

Town
is the capital island in Laamu atoll of the . The island has three villages: Barasil, Medhuavah and Kurigam. However, after the relocation of people from the neighbouring Gaadhoo, two new communities have emerged, one to the north of Baraasil and the other, south of Kurigam. is situated 9 km southwest of Gan.

Gan

Latitude
1.90679° or 1° 54′ 24″ north
Longitude
73.53657° or 73° 32′ 12″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JHMWG4P+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 19882848
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
7648558
Wiki­data ID
Q3038674
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Gan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آتول غان”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Ган”
  • Belarusian: “Ган”
  • Cebuano: “Gan”
  • Chinese: “甘島”
  • Dhivehi: “ގަން”
  • Dutch: “Gan”
  • Hebrew: “גאן”
  • Irish: “Gan”
  • Persian: “گان”
  • Polish: “Gan”
  • Slovak: “Gan”
  • Swedish: “Gan, Laamu atoll”
  • Swedish: “Gan”
  • Ukrainian: “Ган”
  • Uzbek: “Gan”

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