The Kedeyre Miskiyy (mosque) on the island of Fuvahmulah in Gnaviyani Atoll stands at the centre of a seaside complex that includes a bathing tank (veyo) and a cemetery containing a number of early carved coral gravestones including those associated with local historical figures Dhon Sihthibuu and Elhaa Thakuru.
According to local tradition, the mosque was first built in 1397CE, but the present structure may actually have been built considerably later. A local oral history of the site by Ibrahim Adam can be found here: https://youtu.be/LGLcJJqiYPE
This is site numberMAHS-MDV-LAM-GNI-MAD-2 in the MAHS database. For open-access to our complete dataset of archaeological sites and historical artifacts and other resources on Maldivian history, pease visit us at: https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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