Fiyoaree | |
Native Name: | ފިޔޯރީ |
Native Name Lang: | dv |
Settlement Type: | Inhabited island |
Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
Coordinates: | 0.2236°N 73.1361°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Name1: | Huvadhu Atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 438.92km (272.73miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island Chief |
Leader Name4: | Faixar Rasheed |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Length Km: | 1.73 |
Width Km: | .73 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1533 (excluding foreigners) |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +05:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Assigned Letter |
Postal2 Code Type: | Assigned Letter |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Islands |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Inhabited |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Uninhabited |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Total |
Fiyoaree or Fiori (Dhivehi: ފިޔޯރީ) is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives.
Women of this island used to weave mats of lesser quality than those of Gaddu, but in larger quantities.
There are sizeable Buddhist ruins on this island which have been largely unexplored. The most important one is a ruin, probably a large Stupa, measuring about 32 feet in circumference and 3 feet in height is found on the western side of the island.
These archaeological remains have not been properly investigated yet.fiyoaree is the only island where the original raw materials of met(thudukuna)are growing.
The island is 438.920NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]