Alif Dhaal Atoll
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Alifu Dhaalu Atoll |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Alifu Dhaalu Atoll |
| Atoll name | Ari Atoll Dhekunuburi |
| Location | 3° 55' N and 3° 28' N |
| Letter | I |
| Abbreviation | ADh (އދ) |
| Capital | Mahibadhoo |
| Population | 8679 |
| No. of Islands | 49 |
| Inhabited Islands | 10 |
| Atoll Chief | Mohamed Mahir [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Dhangethi Dhiddhoo Dhigurah Fenfushi Haggnaameedhoo Kunburudhoo Maamingili Mahibadhoo Mandhoo Omadhoo | |
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Alikoirah Angaagaa Ariadhoo Athurugau Bodufinolhu Bodukaashihuraa Bulhaaholhi Dhehasanulunboihuraa Dhiddhoofinolhu Dhiffushi Dhiggaru Enboodhoo Finolhu Gasfinolhu Heenfaru Hiyafushi Hukurudhoo Hurasdhoo Huruelhi Huvahendhoo Innafushi Kalhuhandhihuraa Kudadhoo Kudarah Maafushivaru Machchafushi Medhufinolhu Mirihi Moofushi Nalaguraidhoo Rahddhiggaa Rangali Rangalifinolhu Rashukolhuhuraa Theluveligaa Tholhifushi Thundufushi Vakarufalhi Vilamendhoo Villingili Villinglivaru
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Southern Ari Atoll or Alifu Dhaalu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives.
The separation of Ari Atoll (formerly Alifu Atoll) into a Northern and a Southern section has formed the two most recent administrative divisions of the Maldives, namely Alifu Alifu Atoll and Alifu Dhaalu Atoll.
There used to be a beautiful ancient mosque in Fenfushi island having wooden decorated ceilings and lacquerwork panels.
Buddhist remains, including a stupa, have been found in Ariadhoo Island.
[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.
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