Alif Alif Atoll

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Alif Alif Atoll (also known as Northern Ari Atoll or Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March 1, 1984, combining northern section of Ari Atoll, the small Rasdhukuramathi Atoll, and the isolated island of Thoddoo. Many of the islands in this atoll have been inhabited since ancient times and have archaeological remains from the Maldivian Buddhist period.

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.

Geography

The North Ari Atoll administrative division consists of the northern part of the geographic or natural atoll Ari Atoll (described as Northern Ari Atoll in this context to differentiate from the official name of the administrative division), Rasdhukuramathi Atoll and Thoddoo Island. The atolls consist of Inhabited Islands and Uninhabited Island, a definition which includes resort islands, airport islands and industrial islands.

Inhabited islands

Name Population[1] Coordinates[2] Geographic Atoll/Island Remarks
Bodufolhudhoo 586 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Feridhoo 413 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Himandhoo 667 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Maalhos 408 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Mathiveri 623 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Rasdhoo 949 Template:Coord Rasdhukuramathi Atoll Capital of North Ari Atoll administrative division, known as Ross Atoll in the Admiralty Charts
Thoddoo 2,023 Template:Coord Thoddoo Island
Ukulhas 921 Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll

Maalhos: Maalhos is geographically the westernmost island of the atoll and the second-most westerly inhabited island of the Maldives after Maamakunudhoo. Vajrayana Buddhist remains have been found on this island.

Rasdhoo: Rasdhoo is the capital island of the North Ari Atoll administrative division. It has ferry connections with Malé as well as the other inhabited islands of the atoll. The island has several guesthouses catering to tourists visiting inhabited islands rather than resort islands.

Resort islands

Resort islands are classified as Uninhabited Islands which have been converted to become resorts. The following are the resort islands, with the official name of the resort.

Name Resort Name Coordinates[3] Geographic Atoll Remarks
Bathalaa Bathala Island Resort[4] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Ellaidhoo Ellaidhoo Maldives[5] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Fesdhoo W Maldives[6] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Gaathafushi Gaathufushi Private Island [7] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll Owned by W Maldives
Gangehi Gangehi Island Resort[8] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll Owned by UHC Resorts
Halaveli Constance Halaveli[9] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Kan'dholhudhoo Kandolhu Maldives[10] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Kudafolhudhoo Nika Island Resort[11] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Kuramathi Kuramathi Maldives[12] Template:Coord Rasdhukuramathi Atoll
Maayafushi Voi Maayafushi Resort Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Velidhoo Velidhoo Island Resort Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Veligandu Veligandu Island Resort[13] Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll

Veligandu: Veligandu covers Template:Convert and is 600 metres long. It is a holiday resort with 91 rooms and a snorkelling reef. A large number of workers at the resort come from Sri Lanka and India. The island is linked to Male by seaplane services.

Other uninhabited islands

Name Current usage Coordinates Geographic Atoll/Island Remarks
Alikoirah Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Etheremadivaru Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll Earmarked for resort development by Emaar Group as Address Madivaru, scheduled for opening in 2020.[14]
Fusfinolhu Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Fushi Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Gaagandu Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Maagau Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Madivaru Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll Formerly Banyan Tree Madivaru, now closed
Madivarufinolhu Template:Coord Rasdhukuramathi Atoll
Madoogali Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Mathivereefinolhu Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Mushimasmigili Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll
Vihamaafaru Template:Coord Northern Ari Atoll

Gallery

References

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  • 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, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.

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