There is no written history of the Maldives before its conversion to Islam 1153 AD. However, various archaeological and heritage sites bear evidence that the country has been inhabited for at least two thousand years (Mohamed, 2008). The 2019 published Cultural Heritage tentative list got 462 sites/buildings listed which are located all over the nation. The cultural heritage sites/buildings ranging from pre-islamic period (c.500BCE – 1153CE) to late modern period of British control (1835CE-1965) is included in this tentative list.