Fuvahmullah's lagoon and its remnants in Dhadimagu
#Dhadimagu Kulhi is one of the fresh water lakes that exist in #Fuvahmulah; the oblong one island #atoll in #maldives that had formed close to 4000 years back. the outer rims of the island encircled two lagoons (two fresh water lakes Dhadimagi Kilhi and Bandaari Kilhi are remnants of these lagoons) and shallow waters, with an outlet (towards the southern side of the island, at present it’s the area where the garbage dump is) that had acted as a natural habour.
Over the years, the shallow waters slowly dried, some formed the wetlands, others formed tiny islets (known locally as feeshi). Some residents moved inwards and settled there. The families living on these hamlets were known by the names of the islets (their descendants are known so even today). Ethere (inner) feeshi, Dhigi (long) feeshi, Mal (flower) feeshi, Ranauraa feeshi and Beyre (outer) feeshi were some of the islets in present day Dhadimagu area.
The mouth of the natural harbor closed some 100 years back. According to legend, one fine morning, when the dwellers woke up, the outlet was cut off from the ocean with a pile of rocks (locally known as ‘hathaa’, these are oval shaped flat rocks).
Under the leadership of then Atoll Chief (Vaaruveriya); Vaaru Ali Didi, the whole community was known to have gathered and worked relentlessly for around a week with no avail. By night fall, if they were able to clear away the rocks, with the rising sun of the next day, the islanders had seen that the rocks were piled up again. It was thought to have been due to a change in the ocean currents. Even today, it is told that the ocean currents are somewhat different, with the waves being known to converge towards the shore. The natural habour was used till 1331 AD.
Follow the link for more info;
http://www.sun.mv/sunrashah/
Over the years, the shallow waters slowly dried, some formed the wetlands, others formed tiny islets (known locally as feeshi). Some residents moved inwards and settled there. The families living on these hamlets were known by the names of the islets (their descendants are known so even today). Ethere (inner) feeshi, Dhigi (long) feeshi, Mal (flower) feeshi, Ranauraa feeshi and Beyre (outer) feeshi were some of the islets in present day Dhadimagu area.
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| Sunrise over Dhadimagu Kulhi |
Under the leadership of then Atoll Chief (Vaaruveriya); Vaaru Ali Didi, the whole community was known to have gathered and worked relentlessly for around a week with no avail. By night fall, if they were able to clear away the rocks, with the rising sun of the next day, the islanders had seen that the rocks were piled up again. It was thought to have been due to a change in the ocean currents. Even today, it is told that the ocean currents are somewhat different, with the waves being known to converge towards the shore. The natural habour was used till 1331 AD.
Follow the link for more info;
http://www.sun.mv/sunrashah/
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