Hulhulé Island

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Hulhule (ހުޅުލެ), located at Latitude 4° 10' 60 N Longitude 73° 31' 60 E, is an island in the North Malé Atoll of the Maldives. It is one of the islands closest to the capital island Malé. The Malé International Airport is located on this island. It is a narrow long island just wide enough for a runway.

Before the airport was built it used to be the home of the aboriginal Giravaru people. In 1968 they were forced to abandon the island under an Islamic regulation that did not recognise communities with fewer than 40 adult males who could form a quorum at the Friday prayers. The Giraavaru people were ferried across the atoll lagoon to Hulhule Island. When the airport there was extended they were shifted across to Malé and housed in a few blocks in newly reclaimed areas in the Maafanu district.

One resort hotel, the Hulhule Island Hotel, is located on the island.