Bodufolhudhoo

The Mosque of Bodufolhudhoo, masjid-al-Esaaru is the oldest worshipping place in the island. Taking islamic dress-code into consideration, visitors are welcomed to see and take photos of the most important building of Bodufolhudhoo.

Bodufolhudhoo
Drawing done by: Ismail Mailak Mukhthar from our Coding and Critical Thinking Senior program.

The Mosque of Bodufolhudhoo, masjid-al-Esaaru is the oldest worshipping place in the island. Taking islamic dress-code into consideration, visitors are welcomed to see and take photos of the most important building of Bodufolhudhoo.

There are Three restaurants in Bodufolhudhoo which serves food of different cuisines, vegetarian or non-vegetarian. Local specialities such as the local breakfast, mashuni with roshi and grilled fish fihunu-mas for lunch or dinner is something everyone should try while in Bodufolhudhoo.

Meet the genuine origin of Maldivian as they always will welcome you with a beautiful smile. They are as friendly as your best buddies. People of Bodufolhudhoo treat the visitors as their family. The younger
generation can speak English so don't hesitate to speak to them, they are happy to help you.  Your hotel can arrange visits to a local home and to experience their way of life.


Details of a famous person from the island.

KEYOLHU is the man who is the captain of a fishing boats normally. But this KEYOLHU is famous for his local poetry, RAIVARU. He knows more than 500 raivaru (local poet) by hearted. Ancestors of Maldivian, once use raivaru as their common dialect to communicate with each other. Hussain Abdulla known as KEYOLHU know how to tell a poet ( raivaru ) regarding every situation of life.