- Southern Ari Atoll
MaldiveAtoll
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atoll
admin_name=Alifu Dhaalu Atoll
atoll_name=Ari Atoll Dhekunuburi
location=3° 55' N and 3° 28' N
letter=I
abbreviation=ADh (އދ)
capital=Mahibadhoo
population=8679
noofislands=49
inhabited_islands=10
atoll_chief = Mohamed Mahir [http://www.atolls.gov.mv/atollchiefs.asp]
islands=Dhangethi Dhiddhoo Dhigurah Fenfushi Haggnaameedhoo Kunburudhoo Maamingili Mahibadhoo Mandhoo Omadhoo
unislands=AlikoirahAngaagaa Ariadhoo Athurugau BodufinolhuBodukaashihuraa Bulhaaholhi Dhehasanulunboihuraa Dhiddhoofinolhu Dhiffushi Dhiggaru EnboodhooFinolhu GasfinolhuHeenfaru Hiyafushi Hukurudhoo Hurasdhoo Huruelhi Huvahendhoo InnafushiKalhuhandhihuraa Kudadhoo KudarahMaafushivaru Machchafushi
MedhufinolhuMirihi Moofushi Nalaguraidhoo Rahddhiggaa Rangali Rangalifinolhu Rashukolhuhuraa Theluveligaa Tholhifushi Thundufushi Vakarufalhi Vilamendhoo VillingiliVillinglivaru Southern Ari Atoll or
Alifu Dhaalu Atoll is an administrative division of theMaldives .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, namelyAlifu Alifu Atoll andAlifu Dhaalu Atoll .There used to be a beautiful ancient mosque in Fenfushi island having wooden decorated ceilings and lacquerwork panels.
Buddhist remains, including a
stupa , have been found inAriadhoo Island.References
* "Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh". Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
* "Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru". Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
* Romero-Frias, Xavier. "The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom". Barcelona 1999.
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