Dhaalu Atoll

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Dhaalu Atoll
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
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 Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited

Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu' Atoll 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.

Some of the islands in this atoll have remains from the Buddhist period, but none of them have been properly excavated yet.

[edit] References

Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
Romero-Frias, Xavier. The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.

v • d • e Administrative divisions of the Maldives

Haa Alif Atoll • Haa Dhaalu Atoll • Shaviyani Atoll • Noonu Atoll • Raa Atoll • Baa Atoll • Lhaviyani Atoll • Kaafu Atoll • Alif Alif Atoll • Alif Dhaal Atoll • Vaavu Atoll • Meemu Atoll • Faafu Atoll • Dhaalu Atoll • Thaa Atoll • Laamu Atoll • Gaafu Alif Atoll • Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll • Gnaviyani Atoll • Seenu Atoll • Malé

[edit] References

Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.