NOT KNOWN FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT MALDIVES

"It really is stronger than hemp," wrote Ibn Battuta, "and is also utilized to sew jointly the planks of Sindhi and Yemeni dhows, for this sea abounds in reefs, and if the planks were fastened with iron nails, they'd split into pieces once the vessel strike a rock. The coir gives the boat better elasticity, to make sure that it does not break up."E