Alif Alif Atoll


Alif Alif Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March 1, 1984, combining northern section of Ari Atoll, the small Rasdhukuramathi Atoll, and the isolated island of Thoddoo. Many of the islands in this atoll have been inhabited since ancient times and have archaeological remains from the Maldivian Buddhist period.
The separation of Ari Atoll into a Northern and a Southern section has formed the two most recent administrative divisions of the Maldives, namely Alifu Alifu Atoll and Alifu Dhaalu Atoll.

Geography

The North Ari Atoll administrative division consists of the northern part of the geographic or natural atoll Ari Atoll, Rasdhukuramathi Atoll and Thoddoo Island. The atolls consists of Inhabited Islands and Uninhabited Island, a definition which includes resort islands, airport islands and industrial islands.

Inhabited islands

Maalhos: Maalhos is geographically the westernmost island of the Atoll and the second-most westerly inhabited island of the Maldives after Maamakunudhoo. Vajrayana Buddhist remains have been found on this island.
Rasdhoo: Rasdhoo is the capital island of the North Ari Atoll administrative division. It has ferry connections with Malé as well as the other inhabited islands of the atoll. The island has several guesthouses catering to tourists visiting inhabited islands rather than resort islands.

Resort islands

Resort islands are classified as Uninhabited Islands which have been converted to become resorts. The following are the resort islands, with the official name of the resort.
NameResort NameCoordinatesGeographic AtollRemarks
BathalaaBathala Island ResortNorthern Ari Atoll
EllaidhooEllaidhoo MaldivesNorthern Ari Atoll
FesdhooW MaldivesNorthern Ari Atoll
GaathafushiGaathufushi Private IslandNorthern Ari AtollOwned by W Maldives
GangehiGangehi Island ResortNorthern Ari AtollOwned by UHC Resorts
HalaveliConstance HalaveliNorthern Ari Atoll
Kan'dholhudhooKandolhu MaldivesNorthern Ari Atoll
KudafolhudhooNika Island ResortNorthern Ari Atoll
KuramathiKuramathi MaldivesRasdhukuramathi Atoll
MaayafushiVoi Maayafushi ResortNorthern Ari Atoll
VelidhooVelidhoo Island ResortNorthern Ari Atoll
VeliganduVeligandu Island ResortNorthern Ari Atoll

Veligandu: Veligandu covers and it is 600 metres long. It is a holiday resort with 91 rooms and an excellent snorkelling reef. A large number of workers at the resort come from Sri Lanka and India. The island is linked to Male by seaplane services.

Other uninhabited islands

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