You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Maldives
  4. »
  5. South Province
  6. » Gan
Maldives Flag Icon

Gan Destination Guide

Explore Gan in Maldives

Gan in the region of South Province is a town in Maldives - some 338 mi or ( 543 km ) South of Malé , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gan

Current time in Gan is now 10:39 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Indian/Maldives " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Meedhoo, Hithadhoo, and Hulhudhoo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Meedhoo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Maldives 2010

9:37 min by studioars2010
Views: 5026 Rating: 5.00

Мальдивские острова - декабрь 2010 год. ..

Scuba Diving Maldives - Holiday Inn Kandooma Resort

5:22 min by ScubazooVideo
Views: 3381 Rating: 5.00

Holiday Inn Kandooma Resort is an exciting new resort in South Male Atoll, Maldives. Minutes away from the amazing diving at Kandooma Thila, Coco corner and Guraidhoo it's truly a divers paradise. Mus ..


maldives sun island

8:33 min by bowwave59
Views: 2237 Rating: 5.00

Maldives sun island 2010 HD ..

Enter the world of Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, Maldives

1:14 min by jumeirahgroup
Views: 1956 Rating: 4.67

Escape to a secluded island resort in the heart of the Indian Ocean, where the sea is inviting and sparkles in the glowing sunlight. Walk barefoot on cushions of soft white sand and unveil a place idy ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Gan International Airport

Gan International Airport is located on the island of Gan in Addu Atoll (also known as Seenu Atoll) in the Maldives. First built by the Royal Navy, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as RAF Gan, it was a military airbase used during World War II and until 1976. The British handed it over to the government and it was used as a domestic airport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.69 73.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airports in the Maldives, Aviation in the Maldives

RAF Gan

Royal Air Force Station Gan commonly known as RAF Gan, is a former Royal Air Force station on Gan Island, the southern-most island of Addu Atoll which is part of the larger groups of islands which form the Maldives, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The airfield is now Gan International Airport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.69 73.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: History of the Maldives, Military units and formations disestablished in 1976, Military units and formations established in 1957, Royal Air Force stations in Asia

Kōgaṇṇu

Kōgaṇṇu is the oldest cemetery in the Maldives. Kōgaṇṇu cemetery is located in the island of Meedhoo in Addu Atoll. The cemetery was built about 900 years ago for the purpose of burying the first Muslims of Addu Atoll. It is the cemetery with the largest area in the Maldives. The largest tombstone in the country is also found in this cemetery. It is believed that this tombstone dates back to the 18th century and belongs to one of the royals of the Maldives.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.58 73.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cemeteries in the Maldives