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Isdhoo Lōmāfānu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in Maldives to date. The book was written in 1194 CE (590 AH) in the Evēla form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Siri Fennaadheettha Mahaa Radun (Dhinei Kalaminja).
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The name Maldives may derive from the Sanskrit words for 'garland' and 'island'.

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Maldives (Malé Atoll)

Maldives

Area
298 km²
Location
Maldives
54th largest island in the world

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.

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