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Uninhabited island · Kaafu Atoll

Aarah

  • 6.3 kmFrom Malé
  • 0.06 km²Land area
  • KKaafu
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About Aarah

Aarah is an uninhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 6.3 km north of Malé, the capital. Its land area is about 0.06 km². The nearest inhabited island is Hulhumale, about 5.5 km away. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Also mentioning Aarah

Tawny Coster – Orange Kokaa (އޮރެންޖް ކޮކާ)Tawny Coster – Orange Kokaa (އޮރެންޖް ކޮކާ)Rathafai Ilolhi – Common RedshankRathafai Ilolhi – Common RedshankBondana – Tibetan Sand-PloverBondana – Tibetan Sand-PloverYellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – KaramanaYellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – Karamana

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 4.3 kmShipwreckMaldives Victory WreckKaafu · 5 ha · 6.6 kmDive siteHans Hass Place (Gulhi Falhu)Kaafu · 11 ha · 7.1 kmDive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 7.3 kmDive siteGiravaru Kuda HaaKaafu · 258 ha · 8.8 kmDive siteLions Head (Thilafalhu Miyaruvani)Kaafu · 150 ha · 9.5 km

Nearest islands

  1. FeydhoofinolhuResort island2.0 km south-west
  2. VihamanaafushiResort island2.8 km east
  3. KudabandosResort island3.8 km north
  4. DhoonidhooUninhabited island4.3 km south-east
  5. BodubandosResort island4.4 km north
  6. GaaganduUninhabited island5.2 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleHuraaKaashidhooMaafushiMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll islands of the atoll →

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Island data: Wikidata (CC0) and the island register used by the Dhiveshi almanac; population from the Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014, 2022) where available. Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, satellite imagery © Esri. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are credited with their author and licence.