Tourist Places in Maldievs

National Museum:

Established on the National Day of the Maldives, the first National Museum of the country

was opened on November 11, 1952, by the Prime Minister at the time, Mohamed Amin Didi.The museum has a large collection of historical artefacts, ranging from stone objects to

fragments of royal antiquities from the Buddhist era to the rule of Islamic monarchs.

Malé Friday Mosque:

Malé Friday Mosque or the Malé Hukuru Miskiy is an ancient, one of the most venerated and decorated, mosques located in the city of Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. The mosque was

constructed in 1658 under the reign of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar I (1648- 1687 CE), over an earlier mosque constructed by the first Muslim Sultan of Maldives, Sultan Mohamed Bin Abdullah in 1153 after he converted to Islam

Gan Island:

The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village" .Gan is the

second largest island of the atoll, after Hithadhoo, and measures 2.2561 square kilometres (0.87 sq mi) in area. Gan was formerly inhabited, but its inhabitants were moved to

neighbouring islands after the British naval and airbase was built.

Maradhoo:

Maradhoo is located in the middle of the island chain on the Western side of Addu City. To the North are Hankede followed by Hithadhoo's Gaukendi, Rujjehera, Abuhera, RAF,

Maamendhoo and Mainland Hithadhoo. To the South are Maradhoo-Feydhoo, Feydhoo and Gan Island. Maradhoo is about 539 kilometers from the Maldives capital island, Male.