Naifaru
The capital and most populous island of Lhaviyani Atoll, 144 kilometres north of Malé. It is a closely built local island and the atoll's centre for trade, schools and government offices.
- Where
- the Maldives
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 5.4444, 73.3657
Get the Naifaru stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Naifaru. 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 Naifaru
Dharavandhoo 41 km
One of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll, and home to the atoll's domestic airport. It is the nearest local island to Hanifaru Bay, where manta rays gather to feed during the southwest monsoon.
Eydhafushi 52 km
The capital island of Baa Atoll, the administrative centre of an atoll known for its manta rays and its standing as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is a busy local island, with the atoll's offices and harbour.
Baa Atoll 58 km
An administrative atoll made of three natural atolls: southern Maalhosmadulu, Fasdūtherē and the small Goifulhafehendhu. The whole atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and in season Hanifaru Bay draws some of the largest feeding gatherings of manta rays in the world.
Vaadhoo 63 km
One of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the north of the Maldives. On some nights its shore glows blue as the waves stir bioluminescent plankton, the effect travellers call the sea of stars.
Thoddoo 121 km
An inhabited island of Alif Alif Atoll, standing alone on its own reef north of the main ring of Ari Atoll. It is known across the country for its farms, which grow much of the watermelon and papaya sold in Malé.
Thulusdhoo 123 km
The capital island of Kaafu Atoll, on the eastern rim of North Malé Atoll. It is best known to visitors for its surf breaks, and for the bottling plant that makes Coca-Cola here from desalinated seawater.
Himmafushi 128 km
An inhabited island of Kaafu Atoll on the eastern edge of North Malé Atoll, a short way from the capital. It is a local island rather than a resort, and surfers come for the reef breaks along this side of the atoll.
Kudabandos 132 km
A small uninhabited island in North Malé Atoll, lying just off the resort island of Bandos. Kuda means small in Dhivehi, and the island is kept as a picnic spot where people from the capital come for the day to swim and snorkel.
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Questions
Where is Naifaru?
Naifaru is in the Maldives. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dharavandhoo (41 km), Eydhafushi (52 km), Baa Atoll (58 km).
How do I get the Naifaru stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Naifaru 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 Naifaru 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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