Bokkura
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Children playing on a Bokkura, Fua Mulaku
Bokkura (Dhivehi: ބޮއްކުރާ) is the smallest vessel used in Maldives. It has slight similarities to a Dhoni, but is smaller in size, holding just two or three individuals,[1] and without lateen sails. The Bokkura had usually a set of oars and was traditionally used for fishing near the reef or to commute between the shore and the anchored fishing or trading vessels[2] especially before there were any jettys on the Maldives.[3]
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- ^ "Exploitation of Reef Resources". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. p. 55
- ^ by visittomaldives. "Bokkura (small traditional vessel of Maldives) | Visit to Maldives". Visittomaldives.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
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