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- ↑ "Maldives: Qaumee Dhuvas". National Day. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ "As-Sultan Al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al-Auzam" (PDF). National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.