Kuruhinna Tharaagandu

4°57′24″N 73°27′47″E / 4.956628°N 73.462924°E / 4.956628; 73.462924

A photo of the archaeological site which shows the foundations that were uncovered when excavations began in 1996.

Kuruhinna Tharaagandu is an archaeological site 2–4 hours from Malé, in the island of Kaashidhoo, Maldives. The site is a Buddhist Monastery and is believed to have been used by pre-Islamic Maldivians dating back to the 7th to 8th century[1] AD. The excavation work was done in various periods from February 1996 through 1998.[2] During this period, an area of 1,880m2 was excavated, revealing 64 coral stone structures.[2] For the vast majority, only the lower most parts have been preserved.

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  2. ^ a b "Celebrating the hallmark of South Asian Culture". Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.