Dhevvadhoo or Devvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (code letter: Gaafu Alifu). History Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of this island. Dhevvadhoo Rasgefaanu, Al-Sultan Mohamed Ibn Haji Ali Thukkalaa (1692-1701), is one of the Kind in the Maldives. Archaeology There are many Buddhist archaeological remains in Devvadū. It is likely that it was an important island in that period of Maldivian History. A mound called “Dhevvadhoo Usgadu”, probably a large Stupa is on the north-east of the island, about from the shore. It is long, wide and high. A ruin also called “Usgadu”, measuring 96 X with a height of is on the northwest, about from the shore. Near this “Usgadu” there is another mound long, wide and high. There is a third mound long wide and high within this area. On the north-west there is another “Usgadu”, measuring 120 X with a height of . It is about away from the shore. None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet. Geography The island is south of the country's capital, Malé. It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of Huvadhu Atoll. Demography References HCP Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989 H.C.P. Bell, Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint Colombo 1922/35 edn. Asian Educational Services. New Delhi 1999 Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, Hasan A. Maniku. The Islands of Maldives. Novelty. Male 1983. Ishag Jameel | Dhevvadhoo "The Island Of Maldives'' Islands of the Maldives