Mulaku Atoll

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Meemu Atoll
Meemu Atoll.png
CountryMaldives
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)Mulaku Atoll
Location3° 11' N and 2° 45' N
CapitalMuli
Government
 • Atoll ChiefAhmed Saavi [1]
Population
 • Total6,459
Letter code
K
Dhivehi letter code
M (މ)
 • Number of islands33
 • Inhabited islandsDhiggaru Kolhufushi Madifushi Maduvvaree Mulah Muli Naalaafushi Raimmandhoo Veyvah
 • Uninhabited islandsBoahuraa, Dhekunuboduveli, Dhiththudi, Erruh-huraa, Fenboafinolhu, Fenfuraaveli, Gaahuraa, Gasveli, Gongalu Huraa, Haafushi, Hakuraahuraa, Hurasveli, Kekuraalhuveli, Kudadhigandu, Kurali, Kudausfushi, Maahuraa, Maalhaveli, Maausfushi, Medhufushi, Raabandhihuraa, Seedhihuraa, Seedhihuraaveligandu, Thuvaru, Uthuruboduveli, Veriheybe
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Mulaku Atoll or Meemu is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or 'Mulakatolhu'.

There is a mosque of historical value in Kolhufushi Island, but no Buddhist remains have been found on this atoll.

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

Coordinates: 3°00′N 73°30′E / 3.000°N 73.500°E / 3.000; 73.500


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