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Resort island · Kaafu Atoll

Velassaru

  • 10 kmFrom Malé
  • KKaafu
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About Velassaru

Velassaru is a resort island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 10 km south-west of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Vilingili, about 7.9 km away. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteLions Head (Thilafalhu Miyaruvani)Kaafu · 150 ha · 6.5 kmDive siteHans Hass Place (Gulhi Falhu)Kaafu · 11 ha · 6.6 kmDive siteGiravaru Kuda HaaKaafu · 258 ha · 10.8 kmDive siteEmbudhoo KanduolhiKaafu · 631 ha · 11.1 kmShipwreckMaldives Victory WreckKaafu · 5 ha · 11.8 km

Nearest islands

  1. VaadhooResort island2.3 km east
  2. EmmafushiResort island3.0 km east
  3. AkasdhooResort island3.9 km east
  4. BolifushiResort island4.9 km south-west
  5. ThilafushiIndustrial island7.0 km north
  6. Maniyafushi [IND]Uninhabited island7.8 km south

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.