Did you know? According to tourism data, the Maldives, with a population of less than 500,000 people, contributes the second largest number of tourists to the Indian state of Kerala. That equates to 11.04% of all foreign tourists visiting Kerala.
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Moomina Haleem, the first woman to become a Cabinet Minister in Maldives. She was appointed as the Health Minister in 6 January 1977 by President Ibrahim Nasir.
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މިއީ އަހަރެމެން ކުޑައިރު މާލޭގެ މަގުތައް މަތީން ފެނުނު ވަރަށް އާއްމު މަންޒަރެއް.
📷 MALÉ Capital of the Maldives by Adrian Neville (1995)
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Chagos has been known to the Maldivians since very early times. It was commonly known as Foalhavahi in the north and Hohlhavai in the south. Spanish scholar, Xavier Romero Frias wrote that even the elderly in the southern atolls did not know much about the place.
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A BRIEF HISTORY Of MINICOY (MALIKU)
According to the oral tradition in Minicoy the present population of Minicoy are descended from two Maldivan princesses named Kambo Ranin and Kohorathu Kamana and their entourage who went to Minicoy centuries ago.
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މިއީ އަހަރެމެން ކުޑައިރު މާލޭގެ މަގުތައް މަތީން ފެނުނު ވަރަށް އާއްމު މަންޒަރެއް މިއީ.
📷 MALÉ Capital of the Maldives by Adrian Neville (1995)
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A group of Maldivians from the 1970's. This was captured on one of the islands of the Maldives between 1974 and 1976. Do any of you know any of the people in this picture?
📷 Clarence Maloney / 1974-1976
Via Professor Frank Heidemann
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Mrs. Moomina Haleem, the first female cabinet minister in the Maldives. President Ibrahim Nasir appointed her to be the Health Minister on January 6, 1977.
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In 1976 (the owner of the photo) Nazeer Jamal standing in front the famous Ice Ge in Orchid Magu (Maale) where people went in the evenings to eat ice cream, dance and listen to live music performed by the acclaimed Quicksand band on the famous shark mouth stage.
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Photo of a postcard sent by Abdul Majid Didi, the Prime Minister of Maldives from the Holy City of Jerusalem to Hussain Salahuddin, the Chief Justice of Maldives, dated 19th October 1929. This 91 year old postcard has a Palestinian Stamp.
📷 Mohamed Muizz Adnan
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A rare historic photo of the Speaker of the
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& the former President of the Maldives
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with the current President
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when they were in their youths in front of the famous T Center in Māle, the capital.
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My maternal grandmother's great aunt Fāthumā Didi from Maradhoo. She was the daughter of Ibrahim Didi, a great grandson of Ibrahim Fāmuladhéri Kilagefānu (son of Sultan Ghiyasuddeen) and Thubbeege Dhonbiyaage Kahdhā Manikufānu, a descendant of Sultan Hasan (10).
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In 1976 (the owner of the photo) Nazeer Jamal standing in front the famous Ice Ge in Orchid Magu (Maale) where people went in the evenings to eat ice cream, dance and listen to live music performed by the acclaimed Quicksand band on the famous shark mouth stage.
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Moomina Haleem, the first woman to become a Cabinet Minister in Maldives. She was appointed as the Health Minister on January 6, 1977 by President Ibrahim Nasir.
Diabetic Retinopathy explained in Mahal Dialect of Dhivehi spoken in Minicoy (Maliku) by Moanegey Dr. Maimunnisa (Opthalmologist), daughter of my good friend Fengennagoathi Mohamed (FG). Full video on YouTube
Newly assembled Kalhuvakaru Miskiy literally Blackwood Mosque (because of the ebony used in the main woodworks of the mosque.) It was built in 1789 (during the reign of King Hassan Nuraddin I) with coral blocks. This is the fourth place it's been assembled during past 231 years.
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The largest coral gravestones in Maldives and most probably the largest in the world. It is located in the historical Koagandnu Cemetery in Meedhoo in Addu. Each stone is 7'3" tall. It is the gravestone of...
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Murædhu Gan'duvaru Ali Manikfan (born 16 March 1938 in Maliku to Bodu Gan'duvaru Moosa Manikfan and Murædhugan'duvaru Fathima Manika) is a marine researcher, ecologist, shipbuilder, and a polyglot. But he does not hold any formal educational qualification.
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According to the Guinness world records atoll with the most number of islands in the world is Huvadhoo Atoll. It has some 255 islands. But with an area of 3152 km2, it is the second largest atoll in Maldives. As most islands are mere islets land area is 38.5 km2.
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އައްޑުއަތޮޅުގެ ރަށެއްގެ، މީގެ 46 އަހަރު ކުރީގެ ހިތްގައިމު މަންޒަރެއް.
A beautiful scene from one of the islands of Addu Atoll, 46 years ago.
📷 Richard Harcourt - RAF Gan 1975
Although maahefun has become a trend in Addu now, it wasn't a part of the culture of Addu. The equivalent of Maahefun in Addu was "Roadhaah Henun". It's like a picnic which involves sea bathing (the main part of the event) and eating and having a fun time on the beach.
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Maldives Airways was an airline jointly owned and operated by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) between 1984 and 1986 offering scheduled passenger flights using a fleet of 4 aircrafts from Māle to Gan, Colombo, Trivandrum, Madras and Dubai.
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A very rare photo of Mohamed Amin Didi. He ruled Maldives as the Home Minister, Prime Minister and later as the President of Maldives during the 1940's until August 1953. The photo was shared on an internet website without any details of the photo or the source.
My Majeediyya School Grade 9 History Teacher Mr. Midhath Hilmy. He is the son of Kakaagey Anwar Hilmy & Sakeena Abdul Gayoom (half sister of President Maumoon). We were taught from Neil DeMarco's World This Century Working with Evidence, Irwin Professional Publishing (25/6/1992).