Dhigiheraa
Dhigiheraa is an island in Addu, Maldives.Places of Interest
Highlights include Feydhoo and Gan International Airport.
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 International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: ╚ DD╔, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gan International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Gan in Addu Atoll in the island nation of the Maldives. As of June 2024, it is one of five international airports in the Maldives. Gan International Airport is situated 3 km east of Dhigiheraa.
Gan
Island
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". Gan is situated 2½ km east of Dhigiheraa.
Dhigiheraa
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Addu, Maldives, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-0.68623° or 0° 41′ 10″ southLongitude
73.13132° or 73° 7′ 53″ eastOpen location code
6JFM847J+GGGeoNames ID
12924531
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In Other Languages
“Dhigiheraa” goes by many names.
- Dhivehi: “Dhigiheraa”
- Dhivehi: “ދިގިހެރާ”
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