This site on the island of Fuvahmulak in Gnaviyani Atoll contains the ruins of the Funadhoo Miskiyy (mosque), as well as a ziyaarat (mausoleum shrine) and a number of bisthaan (burial enclosures) and carved coral gravestones.
According to local tradition, the island of Fuvahmulak has been abandoned and re-settled repeatedly over the centuries. In the course of that history, some early mosques were significantly renovated and/or reconstructed. Local oral tradition holds that an earlier version of this mosque had a verandah on the south side, but none exists on the present structure.
It is site number MAHS-MDV-GNI-FUD-1 in the MAHS database. For open-access to our complete dataset of archaeological sites and historical artifacts from the Maldives, Indonesia, and other countries of the region, pease visit us at: https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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