Fun facts about Maldives (Malé Atoll)
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The Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with maximum and average natural ground levels of only 2.4 metres and 1.5 metres above sea level, respectively.
Maldives (Malé Atoll)
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.
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The Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, stretching over roughly 90,000 square kilometres.
Maldives (Malé Atoll)
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.
From the “Geography” section
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The name Maldives may derive from the Sanskrit words for 'garland' and 'island'.
Maldives (Malé Atoll)
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.
From the “Etymology” section
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The first resort in the Maldives, Kurumba Maldives, welcomed its first guests on 3 October 1972.
Maldives (Malé Atoll)
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.
From the “History” section
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A Moroccan traveller named Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari is traditionally cited for converting the last Buddhist king of the Maldives to Islam in 1153.
Maldives (Malé Atoll)
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Public Domain