Male' Atoll

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Kaafu Atoll
Atoll Summary
Administrative name	Kaafu Atoll
Atoll name	Malé Atoll
Location	4°25′N 73°30′ECoordinates: 4°25′N 73°30′E
Letter	H
Abbreviation	K (ކ)
Capital	Thulusdhoo
Population	9886
No. of Islands	107
Inhabited Islands	9
Atoll Chief	Mohamed Adam [1]
Inhabited Islands
Dhiffushi Gaafaru Gulhi Guraidhoo Himmafushi Hulhumalé Huraa Kaashidhoo Malé Maafushi Thulusdhoo
Uninhabited Islands
Aarah Akirifushi Asdhoo Baros Biyaadhoo Bodubandos Bodufinolhu Boduhithi Boduhuraa Bolifushi Dhigufinolhu Dhoonidhoo Ehrruh-haa Enboodhoo Enboodhoofinolhu Eriyadhoo Farukolhufushi Feydhoofinolhu Fihalhohi Funadhoo Furan-nafushi Gasfinolhu Giraavaru Girifushi Gulheegaathuhuraa Helengeli Henbadhoo Hulhulé Huraagandu Ihuru Kagi Kalhuhuraa Kandoomaafushi Kanduoih-giri Kanifinolhu Kanuhuraa Kudabandos Kudafinolhu Kudahithi Kudahuraa Lankanfinolhu Lankanfushi Lhohifushi Lhosfushi Maadhoo Madivaru Mahaanaélhihuraa Makunudhoo Makunufushi Maniyafushi Medhufinolhu Meerufenfushi Nakachchaafushi Olhahali Olhuveli Oligandufinolhu Ran-naalhi Rasfari Thanburudhoo Thilafushi Thulhaagiri Vaadhoo Vaagali Vabbinfaru Vabboahuraa Vammaafushi Velassaru Velifaru Veliganduhuraa Vihamanaafushi Villingili Villingilimathidhahuraa Villingilivau Ziyaaraiffushi Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited

Malé Atoll or Kaafu Atoll is an administrative atoll from the Maldives. This administrative atoll consists of four natural atolls: Kaashidhoo Island, Gaafaru, the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll.

Malé, capital of the Maldives is located at the southern end of the North Malé atoll. The only international airport of the Maldives is located at Hulhule.

Practically all uninhabited islands of this Atoll became tourist resorts during the two last decades of the 2oth century.

[edit] References

• Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Male’ 1990.
• Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Male' 1999.

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