Haa Alif Atoll

Vahshafaru

There is a 130-year-old archaeological mosque called "Masjidul Thakurufaanu Mosque" commonly called "Vashafaru Baa Hukuru Miskiy" which is built from limestone rock.

Island Legend

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Vahshafaru
Illustration by Mariyam Shamma Ismail from our Coding and Critical Thinking Junior program.

There is a 130-year-old archaeological mosque called "Masjidul Thakurufaanu Mosque" commonly called "Vashafaru Baa Hukuru Miskiy" which is built from limestone rock. The island is famous for its long white sand spit- the Vashafaru-thundi. People of Vashafaru are skilled carpenters and boat-builders known throughout the Maldives.

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