Gaafu Alifu Atoll
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Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division of the Maldives created on February 8, 1962, when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts. Gaafu Alifu corresponds to the northeastern section of this la
A hotel on Hadahaa
Thaana
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Thaana, Tãna, Taana or Tāna is the writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida and a true alphabet, with consonants derived from indi
Gaafu Alifu Atoll
…are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among…
Sign at a mosque in Malé: the Thaana script reads Faivānā, būṭāeku erun manā!.