Gaafu Alifu Atoll
Gaafu Alifu corresponds to the northeastern section of this large natural atoll north of the line extending between the channels of Footukandu and Vaarulu Kandu.(including Gaafu Alif) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives.[1] Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of Devvadu Island, located in the centre of the large lagoon.There are many Buddhist archaeological remains in Devvadū, mainly low hills left by ruined stupas.In January 1959, the three southern atolls: Huvadhu, Fuvahmulah and Addu, were involved in setting up the breakaway United Suvadive Republic which survived until September 1963.
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