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Gan Island was formerly inhabited, but its inhabitants moved to neighboring islands after a severe epidemic at the end of the 18th century. Before that point, there is evidence of continuous human habitation since very ancient times. There are still large cultivated fields of
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A large ruin called “Gamu
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or temple compound. However, most ruins have not yet been well researched. A folklore talks about the island becoming inhabited with the arrival of some majestic beasts.
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visited this island and investigated one of the ruined stupas there in the 1980s accompanied by
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word "Grama", meaning "village". This island should not be confused with other
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Another mound with a circumference of 58 m and a height of 9 m is on the southeastern shore of the island.
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and coconut trees on this island, which are used by neighboring islanders from
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