Dhonbandaara Miskiiy - Hura (KFA-HRA-1 )

Maldives Heritage Survey works to systematically inventory and digitally document the endangered cultural heritage of the Maldives. The materials documented through this work are critically endangered, facing both natural and human threats that jeopardize the survival and accessibility of historical information for this vital node in pre-modern global economic and religious networks at the cross-roads of an interconnected Indian Ocean world. The data made available here was collected by our Field Team using a FARO Focus S350 Lidar scanner and Nikon D750, Drone DJI Phantom 4 Pr for photogrammetry). The island of Huraa in Kaafu Atoll was home to Sultan Ghazi Hasan Izz al-Din, whose commissioned the construction of a mosque on this site in 1753. While the original structure on this site has been since been replaced, the Dhonbandaara Miskiiy compound includes a large number of older coral gravestones, bisthaan (burial enclosures), and a ziyaarat (mausoleum shrine). External Project Link: \N Additional Info Link: https://maldivesheritagedata.oxcis.ac.uk/index.htm