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Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi

Islands of Dhaalu Atoll

Dhaalu Atoll, the administrative atoll formed from Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi in the central Maldives, has 45 mapped islands. Its capital is Kudahuvadhoo.

  • 45Islands
  • 7Inhabited
  • 12Resorts
  • 6,628People (census, listed islands)

Species recorded in Dhaalu Atoll 1

Dhon Dheeni – Blue-billed White-Tern (Gygis candida)Dhon Dheeni – Blue-billed White-Tern (Gygis candida)

Also mentioning Dhaalu Atoll

Glossy Ibis – Kalhu BulhithunbiGlossy Ibis – Kalhu BulhithunbiPlegadis falcinellusBlue Pansy Butterfly (Junonia orithya)Blue Pansy Butterfly (Junonia orithya)

Dive sites & protected areas in Dhaalu Atoll

Dive siteFushi KanduDhaalu · 2,358 ha

Dhaalu Atoll

Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi · 45 islands, 7 inhabited
BandidhooބަނޑިދޫInhabited island630 peopleHulhudheliހުޅުދެލިInhabited island761 peopleKudahuvadhooInhabited island3,132 people★MaaenboodhooމާއެނބޫދޫInhabited island675 peopleMeedhooމީދޫInhabited island1,113 people1RinbudhooރިނބުދޫInhabited island317 peopleVaaneeވާނީInhabited islandDhooresResort islandEnboodhoofushiResort islandFaandhooResort islandHiriyafushiResort islandKandinmaaResort islandKedhiganduResort islandMaafushiResort islandMaagauResort islandMeedhuffushiResort islandOlhuveliResort islandVelavaruResort islandVommuliResort islandAarahUninhabited islandAluvifushiUninhabited islandAngalhaidhooUninhabited islandAyyakaloahuraaUninhabited islandBulhalafushiUninhabited islandDhebaidhooUninhabited islandFenfushiUninhabited islandFenmeeruhuraaUninhabited islandGemendhooގެމެންދޫUninhabited islandHudhufusheefinolhuUninhabited islandHulhuvehiUninhabited islandIssariUninhabited islandKanneiyfaruUninhabited islandKiraidhooUninhabited islandLhohiUninhabited islandMaadheliUninhabited islandMaalefaruUninhabited islandMinimasgaliUninhabited islandOlhufushiUninhabited islandThabanlhaidhooUninhabited islandThilabolhufushiUninhabited islandThinhuraaUninhabited islandUhdhooUninhabited islandVallaUninhabited islandVallalhohiUninhabited islandBoarikifinolhuSandbank

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.