Plan a trip to Maldives

Places to see in Maldives

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  Malé

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  City · Malé

  Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of 1.9 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi), Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

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  Fuvahmulah

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  Island · Gnaviyani Atoll

  Fuvahmulah is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives' administrative division of Gnaviyani Atoll. The island is the second southernmost administrative atoll, located to the south of Huvadhu Atoll and to the north of Seenu Atoll.

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  Hulhumalé

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  Island

  Hulhumalé is a reclaimed island located in the south of North Malé Atoll, Maldives.

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  Malé Friday Mosque

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  Religious · Malé

  The Malé Friday Mosque, also known as the Malé Hukuru Miskiy, or the Old Friday Mosque, is a Sufi Sunni mosque, located in the city of Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives.

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  Thilafushi

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  Island · Kaafu Atoll

  Thilafushi is an artificial island in the Maldives, created by a government decision in 1991 as a municipal landfill situated to the west of the capital, Malé. It is located between Kaafu Atoll's Giraavaru and Gulhifalhu.

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  Hulhulé

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  Island · Kaafu Atoll

  Hulhulé, located at 4°11′N 73°32′E, is an island in the North Malé Atoll of the Maldives where the city's airport, Velana International Airport, is located. The island has no permanent population.

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  Islamic Centre

  Masjid-al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam

  Religious · Malé

  The Islamic Centre, officially named the Masjid as-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Malé, on the Kaafu Atoll, in the Maldives. The mosque was opened by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in November 1984.

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  King Salman Mosque

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  Religious · Malé

  The King Salman Mosque is a Sunni Islam mosque, located on the eastern side of Boduthakurufaanu Magu and close to the Artificial Beach in the capital Malé, Republic of Maldives. With capacity for 10,000 worshippers, it is considerably one of the largest mosque in the Indian Ocean.

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  Medhu Ziyaaraiy

  Memorial · Malé

  Medhu Ziyaaraiy is a historical site and mausoleum located next to Muliaage and across the street from Malé Friday Mosque.

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  Fua Mulaku Havitta

  Heritage site · Fuvahmulah

  Fua Mulaku Havitta is the ruin of a Buddhist chaitya whose main feature is its ruined stupa. The Havitta is located at the northeastern end of Fuvahmulah, Maldives. It was historically located in Dhadimagu ward of the island, in an area which has now been annexed to Hoadhadu ward.

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  Kuruhinna Tharaagandu

  Heritage site · Malé Atoll

  Kuruhinna Tharaagandu is an archaeological site in the island of Kaashidhoo, Maldives. The site was a Buddhist Monastery and is believed to have been used by pre-Islamic Maldivians dating back to the 7th to 8th century AD.

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