Hanimaadhoo (
Dhivehi
Dhivehi, also spelled Divehi, may refer to:
*Dhivehi people, an ethnic group native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands.
*Dhivehi language, an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Republic of Maldives
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: ހަނިމާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of
Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Haa Dhaalu Atoll is the code name based on the letters of the Maldivian alphabet commonly used to refer to the administrative division (known as "Atoll") officially known as South Thiladhunmathi Atoll ( Maldivian: ''Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi'') ...
administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
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Geography
The island is north of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
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Climate
The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this island. Many flight scientific research such as those investigating aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere and the
Brown Cloud phenomenon have been initiated from Hanimaadhoo.
On 16 April 2016, Hanimaadhoo recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in the Maldives.
Demography
Islanders from
Hathifushi and
Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.
Economy
The island is planned to be one of the developmental centres of the newly planned Mathi-Uthuru Province.
Transport
The island is the site of
Hanimaadhoo Airport
Hanimaadhoo International Airport ( dv, ހަނިމާދޫ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު ) is an airport located on the island of Hanimaadhoo , one of the few domestic airports of the
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
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Gallery
File:Hanimaadhoo - beach 02.jpg, Main street
File:Hanimaadhoo - beach 03.jpg, Old house made of coral bricks
File:Hanimaadhoo - beach 04.jpg, West coast
File:Hanimaadhoo - beach 05.jpg, West coast
File:Hanimaadhoo - beach 06.jpg, Banana plant alley, north island
References
Islands of the Maldives
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