Gan (Laamu)
One of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll, the natural atoll known as Haddhunmathi. It is counted as the largest island in the Maldives, and a causeway road ties it to its neighbours in one long chain.
- Where
- Gan, Maldives
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.9153, 73.5431
Get the Gan (Laamu) stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gan (Laamu). It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maldives volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gan (Laamu)
Nilandhoo 146 km
The capital of Faafu Atoll and its largest, most populous island. It holds Aasaari Miskiy, the second mosque built in the Maldives, and Foah'mathi, a mound covering the remains of a Buddhist temple from before the islands turned to Islam.
Felidhoo Hukuru Miskiy 173 km
The Friday mosque of Felidhoo, the small capital island of Vaavu Atoll. Hukuru miskiy is simply Dhivehi for Friday mosque, the name given to the main congregational mosque on islands across the Maldives.
Felidhoo 173 km
The capital island of Vaavu Atoll, the least populated of the country's administrative atolls. It is a quiet village island close to the reef channels that draw divers to Vaavu.
Fenfushi 194 km
An inhabited island of Ari Atoll, part of the Alif Dhaal administrative division, out towards the atoll's southwestern rim. It is a small local island and one of the more remote villages of the atoll.
Fulidhoo 197 km
The northernmost inhabited island of Vaavu Atoll, a short way south of the Malé atolls. It is known for keeping Maldivian traditions alive, including langiri, a dance with drums, and thaara, songs sung to the beat of frame drums.
Dhangethi 199 km
One of the inhabited islands of Alif Dhaal Atoll, in the south of Ari Atoll. It is a local island rather than a resort, a village with its harbour and the reefs of South Ari all around it.
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant 210 km
A restaurant set 5 metres below the surface beside Rangali Island in Alif Dhaal Atoll. Diners sit inside a curved acrylic tunnel with the reef and its fish passing on every side, the sea taking the place of walls and ceiling.
Guraidhoo 221 km
One of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll, towards the southern end of South Malé Atoll. A local island rather than a resort, it offers a look at everyday Maldivian island life within easy reach of the capital.
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Questions
Where is Gan (Laamu)?
Gan (Laamu) is in Gan, Maldives. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nilandhoo (146 km), Felidhoo Hukuru Miskiy (173 km), Felidhoo (173 km).
How do I get the Gan (Laamu) stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gan (Laamu) and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maldives volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gan (Laamu) before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maldives volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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