Kondey or Kondē is one of the inhabited islands of Northern Huvadhu Atoll, administrative code Gaafu Alifu. It is a long wooded island located on Huvadu Atoll's eastern rim.

Archaeology

This island has large ruins from the historical Maldivian Buddhist era.

• A ruined Stupa
  Stupa
  A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
  
   called “Kodey Haviththa” is on the east of the island, about 800 feet (243.8 m) from the shore. It is 47 feet (14.3 m) square and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.
• On the south-west of the island, about 500 feet (152.4 m) from the above, there is another “Haviththa” which is 50 feet (15.2 m) square and 4 feet (1.2 m) high.
• On the southern fringes, about 400 feet (121.9 m) away from the shore there is another “Haviththa” measuring 60 feet (18.3 m) square and 6 feet (1.8 m) in height. It has a depression at the centre which is 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter and 2 foot (0.6096 m) in depth.

Besides the above there are other ruins scattered all over the island. None of them have been properly investigated, although a Makara (sea monster) head in stone was found during Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands...

's expedition. Mr. Muhammad Lutfee is seen holding this Makara head in one of the pictures of Thor Heyerdahl's book. The Makara was a common embellishment in classical Hindu and Buddhist temples.