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Haa Alifu Atoll |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Haa Alifu Atoll |
| Atoll name | Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi |
| Location | 6° 48' N and 7° 07' N |
| Letter | A |
| Abbreviation | HA (ހއ) |
| Capital | Dhiddhoo |
| Population | 19251 |
| No. of Islands | 42 |
| Inhabited Islands | 16 |
| Atoll Chief | Mohamed Rasheed [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Baarah Berinmadhoo Dhiddhoo Filladhoo Hathifushi Hoarafushi Ihavandhoo Kelaa Maarandhoo Mulhadhoo Muraidhoo Thakandhoo Thuraakunu Uligamu Utheemu Vashafaru | |
| Uninhabited Islands | |
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Alidhoo, Alidhuffarufinolhu, Beenaafushi, Dhapparu, Dhapparuhuraa, Dhigufaruhuraa, Dhonakulhi, Gaafushi, Gaamathikulhudhoo, Gallandhoo, Govvaafushi, Huraa, Huvahandhoo, Innafinolhu, Kudafinolhu, Maafahi, Maafinolhu, Madulu, Manafaru, Matheerah, Medhafushi, Mulidhoo, Naridhoo, Umaraiffinolhu, Ungulifinolhu, Vagaaru, Velifinolhu Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited |
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Northern Thiladhunmathi Atoll is the northern section of Thiladhunmathi Atoll, a natural atoll of the Maldives.
As the administrative division known as Haa Alif Atoll it includes Ihavandhippolhu, the northernmost natural atoll of the Maldive archipelago, as well as a section of the larger Thiladhunmathi or Tiladummati Atoll.
Northern Thiladhunmathi Atoll contains 42 islands, 16 of which are inhabited.
In Matheerah there is a famous shrine (ziyaraiy) which was visited formerly by the Maldive kings and their families in order to seek blessings. This island was referred to with the honorific title, Matheerahffulhu.
Traditionally the northernmost atoll of the Maldives was Minicoy (Maliku). Fishermen from Thuraakunu and from Minicoy often crossed the Maliku Kandu on their boats to visit each other's islands. Marriage alliances were common.
Now Minicoy is a part of India and communication is highly restricted.
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