Southern Huvadhu Atoll
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Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Image:Southern Huvadhu Atoll.png |
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Atoll Summary | |
Administrative name | Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll |
Atoll name | Huvadhu Atoll |
Location | 0° 28' N and 0° 10' N |
Letter | Q |
Abbreviation | GDh (ގދ) |
Capital | Thinadhoo |
Population | 18485 |
No. of Islands | 153 |
Inhabited Islands | 10 |
Atoll Chief | Ali Shareef [1] |
Inhabited Islands | |
Fares Fiyoaree Gaddhoo Hoandeddhoo Maathodaa Madaveli Nadellaa Rathafandhoo Thinadhoo Vaadhoo | |
Uninhabited Islands | |
Aakiraahuttaa, Athihuttaa, Badéfodiyaa, Barahuttaa, Baulhagallaa, Bodehuttaa, Bodérehaa, Bolimathaidhoo, Dhékanbaa, Dhérékudhéhaa, Dhigérehaa, Dhigulaabadhoo, Dhinmanaa, Dhiyanigilllaa, Dhonigallaa, Dhoonirehaa, Ehéhuttaa, Ekélondaa, Faahuttaa, Faanahuttaa, Faathiyéhuttaa, Faréhulhudhoo, Farukoduhuttaa, Fatéfandhoo, Femunaidhoo, Fenevenehuttaa, Féreythavilingillaa, Fonahigillaa, Gaazeeraa, Gan, Gehémaagalaa, Gehévalégalaa, Golhaallaa, Haadhoo, Hadahaahuttaa, Hakandhoo, Handaidhoo, Havoddaa, Havodigalaa, Hevaahulhudhoo, Hiyanigilihuttaa, Hoothodéyaa, Hulheddhoo, Hunigondiréhaa, Isdhoo, Kaadeddhoo Island, Kaafaraataa, Kaafénaa, Kaalhéhutta, Kaalhéhuttaa, Kaashidhoo, Kadahalagalaa, Kadévaaréhaa, Kalhaidhoo, Kalhéfalaa, Kalhehigillaa, Kalhéhuttaa, Kalhéréhaa, Kanandhoo, Kandeddhoo, Kannigilla, Kautihulhudhoo, Kélaihuttaa, Keraminthaa, Kereddhoo, Kéyhuvadhoo, Kodaanahuttaa, Kodédhoo, Kodégalaa, Koduhutigallaa, Kodurataa, Konontaa, Kudhé-ehivakaa, Kudhéhulheddhoo, Kudhélifadhoo, Kudhérataa, Kudhukélaihuttaa, Kurikeymaahuttaa, Laihaa, Lifadhoo, Lonudhoo, Lonudhoohuttaa, Maadhoo, Maaéhivakaa, Maagodiréhaa, Maahéraa, Maahutigallaa, Maarehaa, Maavaarulaa, Maaveddhoo, Maguddhoo, Mainaadhoo, Mallaaréhaa, Mariyankoyya Rataa, Mathaidhoo, Mathihuttaa, Mathikera-nanahuththaa, Meehunthibenehuttaa, Menthandhoo, Meragihuttaa, Meyragilla, Mudhimaahuttaa, Odavarréhaa, Oinigillaa, Olhimuntaa, Olhurataa, Raabadaaféhéreehataa, Rahadhoo, Ralhéodagallaa, Reddhahuttaa, Rodhevarrehaa, Thelehuttaa, Thinéhuttaa, Ukurihuttaa, Ulégalaa, Vairéyaadhoo, Vatavarréhaa, Véraavillingillaa, Villigalaa
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Southern Huvadhu Atoll (code name Gaafu Dhaalu) is an administrative district of the Maldives. Its capital is Thinadhoo (formerly known as Havaru Thinadhu). There are 153 islands in this district, 10 of which are inhabited. This district is located about 340 kilometres south of the capital Malé.
Independent travellers to Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll require special permission to leave the tourist zone and visit inhabited islands.[1]
[edit] History
- In 2006 the Tourism Ministry of Maldives released the island of Vatavahhera for tourist resort development. A 150 bed resort is planned, this is the first resort to be built in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Atolls in Maldives (2006-12-06). Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ "Ten New Islands Placed on Bid for Tourist Resort Development", MaldiveIsle.com, 2006-04-02. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- Masters, Tom. Maldives. Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-74059-977-2.
[edit] External Links
Ministry of Atolls Development
Satellite Overlay of Inhabited Islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll