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Protected area · Gnaviyani Atoll

Farikede Area

  • 637 haProtected zone
  • 2020Protected since
  • 2.8 kmFrom Fuvahmulah
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Protected areaGnaviyani Atoll

Farikede Area is a protected area in Gnaviyani Atoll (Fuvahmulah), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2020 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 636.8 hectares (6.37 km²). Protection category: Category 6: Habitat/Species Management Area. The nearest inhabited island is Fuvahmulah, about 2.8 km away.

Nearest islands

  1. FuvahmulahInhabited2.8 km
  2. MeedhooInhabited38 km
  3. KudheheraUninhabited38 km
  4. HikaheraUninhabited38 km
  5. IsmehelaheraResort38 km
  6. HulhudhooInhabited39 km

More dive sites & protected areas nearby

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Protected area record: Environmental Protection Agency, Protected Areas of the Maldives (2023–2024 lists). The circle on the map shows the size of the protected zone, not its exact boundary.