Kanditheemu () is one of the inhabited islands of
Shaviyani Atoll administrative and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
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History
The oldest written sample of the
Thaana script in which the
Dhivehi language
Dhivehi, also spelled Divehi, is the main language, used in the Maldive Islands. This may refer to:
* Dhivehi people, an ethnic group native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands
* Dhivehi language, an Indo-Aryan language predominantly sp ...
is written is found in Kanditheemu. It is inscribed on the door posts of the main ''Hukuru Miskiy'' (Friday mosque) of the island. The dates 1008
AH (1599AD) and 1020AH (1611AD) are written on either sides of the door as the dates for the building and the renewal of the roof during the reigns of Ibrahim Kalaafaan (Sultan Ibrahim III) and Hussain Faamuladeyri Kilege (Sultan Hussain II) respectively.
Geography
The island is north of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...
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The island lies on the North West of the atoll near the border with Miladhunmadulhu-Thiladhunmathi atoll borders.
The total land area of the island is and surrounded by deep lagoons on the northern and southern end of the island, where boats can be anchored. The main occupation of the people of Kanditheemu is fishing.
Demography
References
*''Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru''. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999.
*''The Islands of Maldives''. Hasan A. Maniku. Novelty. Male 1983.
*''A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language''. Hasan A. Maniku. Speedmark. Colombo 2000.
Islands of the Maldives
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