Haa Dhaalu Atoll is the code name based on the letters of the
Maldivian alphabet
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commonly used to refer to the
administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
(known as
"Atoll") officially known as South Thiladhunmathi Atoll (
Maldivian: ''Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi'') in 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 ...
.
The administrative division consists of the southern section of natural
Thiladhunmathi Atoll (which is shared with
North Thiladhunmathi (Haa Alifu) Atoll) and
Makunudhoo or Maamakunudhoo Atoll (Malcolm Atoll in the
Admiralty Charts) with its large reef.
The capital of the administrative division is
Kulhudhuffushi.
Islands
History
Thiladhunmathi Atoll was divided into northern and southern divisions on 21 May 1958, thus creating the South Thiladhunmathi Atoll administrative division. The northern part of the atoll became North Thiladhunmati Atoll.
The capital of South Thiladhunmathi Atoll was
Nolhivaranfaru before it was moved to
Kulhudhuffushi on May 6, 1992.
Transport
South Thiladhunmathi is linked by air with the Maldivian capital of
Malé
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as there are two airports in the atoll. one in
Hanimaadhoo, (which is an international airport) and a domestic airport in
Kulhudhuffushi. As well as dhoani's are used for transportation of cargo and people between
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 ...
.
References
* ''Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh''. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
* ''Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru''. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
*
Xavier Romero-Frias
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Place
* Xavier, Spain
People
* Xavier (surname)
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* Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint
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, ''The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom''. Barcelona 1999.
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Administrative atolls of the Maldives
Atolls of the Maldives