Malé Atoll
Gaafaru
Gulhi
Guraidhoo
Himmafushi
Hulhumalé
Huraa
Kaashidhoo
Malé
Maafushi
Thulusdhoo
Villingili
Kaafu Atoll is an administrative atoll in the Republic of Maldives. It consists of two separate atolls: North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll. Together with smaller geographic atolls of Kaashidhoo Island and Gaafaru, the group forms the administrative division of Male' Atoll which is referred to by its Thaana alphabet letter code name Kaafu Atoll.
Malé, the capital of the Maldives, is at the southern end of North Male Atoll. The capital of Male atoll is Thulusdhoo, an island in North Male' atoll.
Islands
Inhabited islands
North Malé Atoll
South Malé Atoll
- Gulhi
- Guraidhoo
- Maafushi
Individual Atolls/Islands
- Gaafaru
- Kaashidhoo
Resort islands
Resort islands are defined as uninhabited islands which have been converted to become resorts. Practically all uninhabited islands in Malé Atoll became tourist resorts during the two final decades of the 20th century.
North Male Atoll
- Asdhoo
- Baros
- Bodubandos
- Boduhithi
- Eriyadhoo
- Farukolhufushi
- Furan-nafushi
- Gasfinolhu
- Giraavaru
- Helengeli
- Henbadhoo
- Ihuru
- Kanifinolhu
- Kanuhuraa
- Kudahithi
- Lankanfinolhu
- Lankanfushi
- Lhohifushi
- Makunudhoo
- Medhufinolhu
- Meerufenfushi, known as Meeru Island Resort and Spa
- Nakachchaafushi
- Thulhaagiri
- Vabbinfaru
- Vihamanaafushi, known as Kurumba Resort
- Ziyaaraiffushi|
South Male Atoll
- Biyaadhoo
- Bodufinolhu
- Bolifushi
- Enboodhoo
- Enboodhoofinolhu
- Fihalhohi
- Kandoomaafushi, known as Holiday Inn Kandooma
- Mahaanaélhihuraa
- Olhuveli
- Ran-naalhi
- Vaadhoo
- Velassaru
- Villingilivau
Other Uninhabited Islands
North Malé Atoll
- Boduhuraa
- Dhoonidhoo
- Kanduoih-giri
- Kudabandos
- Feydhoofinolhu
- Funadhoo
- Kagi
- Girifushi
- Hulhulé (airport island)
- Huraagandu
- Kudahuraa
- Madivaru
- Olhahali
- Rasfari
- Vabboahuraa
- Villingilimathidhahuraa
- Joy Island
South Malé Atoll
- Dhigufinolhu
- Ehrruh-haa
- Gulheegaathuhuraa
- Kudafinolhu
- Kalhuhuraa
- Lhosfushi
- Maadhoo
- Makunufushi
- Maniyafushi
- Oligandufinolhu
- Thanburudhoo
- Thilafushi (industrial island)
- Vaagali
- Vammaafushi
- Veliganduhuraa
Gaafaru 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. Malé 1999.
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