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All land above the surface in the Maldives is of coralline origin. The atolls of the Maldives form a quite regular chain and, especially in the northern and central atolls, an arrayed structure is apparent. There are broad and deep channels between some atolls. [1] The origin of the word "atoll" itself is in the language of the Maldives.
The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India , about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.
The Maldives – island nation comprising a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. [1] The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives' encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.
The National Emblem of the Maldives [1] consists of a coconut palm, a crescent, and two criss-crossing National Flags with the traditional Title of the State.
Out of 1,192 islands of the Maldives, 187 are inhabited. [1] They are listed by administrative division/atoll. The islands are divided into: Inhabited islands- those officially recognized as towns, villages, fishing, and farming communities with permanent human habitation. They all have an island office and island chiefs (councilor and "katheeb ...
The earliest flag of the Maldives consisted of a plain red field. Later, a black and white striped hoist called the Dhandimathi (Dhivehi: ދަނޑިމަތި) was added to the flag. [1] [2] This version of the flag was used until early in the 20th century when Abdul Majeed Didi added a crescent to the national flag. At the same time, a distinct ...
Flag of Maldives: National emblem: National Emblem of Maldives: National anthem: Gaumee Salaam by Muhammad Jameel Didi: National language: Dhivehi: National flower: Pinkrose (Rosa × damascena) National tree: Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) National bird: White-breasted waterhen (Kanbili) National animal: Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
The Sultanate of the Maldive Islands [2] was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for 815 years (1153–1968), with one interruption from 1953–1954.. Maldives was a Buddhist kingdom until its last monarch, King Dhovemi, converted to Islam in the year 1153; thereafter he also adopted the Muslim title and name Sultan Muhammad al-Adil.