Southern Nilandhe Atoll
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Dhaalu Atoll |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Dhaalu Atoll |
| Atoll name | Nilandhé Atoll Dhekunuburi |
| Location | 3° 20' N and 3° 03' N |
| Letter | M |
| Abbreviation | Dh (ދ) |
| Capital | Kudahuvadhoo |
| Population | 6694 |
| No. of Islands | 56 |
| Inhabited Islands | 8 |
| Atoll Chief | Mohamed Shafeeu [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Bandidhoo Gemendhoo Hulhudheli Kudahuvadhoo Maaenboodhoo Meedhoo Rinbudhoo Vaanee | |
| Uninhabited Islands | |
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Aluvifushi Bodufushi Bulhalafushi Dhebaidhoo Dhoores Enboodhoofushi Faandhoo Gaadhiffushi Hiriyanfushi Hudhufusheefinolhu Hulhuvehi Issari Kandinma Kanneiyfaru Kedhigandu Kiraidhoo Lhohi Maadheli Maafushi Maagau Maléfaru Meedhuffushi Minimasgali Naibukaloabodufushi Olhuveli Thilabolhufushi Thinhuraa Uddhoo Valla Vallalhohi Velavaroo Vonmuli
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Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu is one of the Atolls of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. It stretches 23km from east to west, and 38km north to south. Out of a total of 56 islands, eight of the islands are inhabited, with a total population of around 6694. The capital island is Kudahuvadhoo, located at the atoll's southern tip.
Hulhudheli and Rinbudhoo (Rimbudu) islands, located to the west of this atoll, are islands traditionally renowned for the skill of their jewellers.
Opened to tourism in 1998, the atoll has become a popular location for SCUBA diving.
[edit] Reference
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Male’ 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
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