Dhadimagi Kilhi

Last updated October 04, 2019

Dhadimagi Kilhi (literally "Dhadimagu Lake") is one of the two fresh water lakes in Fuvahmulah, Maldives.

Fuvahmulah City is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives administrative divisions of Gnaviyani Atoll or Nyaviyani Atoll. The inhabitants speak a distinctive form of the Dhivehi language, known as "dhivehi bas".

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a small country in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from the Asian continent. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and population, with around 427,756 inhabitants. Malé is the capital and the most populated city, traditionally called the "King's Island" for its central location.

Description

Located in Dhadimagu ward of the island, with an area of 6.37 hectares and an average depth of 4 feet, it is the second-largest lake by volume in the Maldives, and larger in area than its counterpart Bandaara Kilhi, which is the largest lake by volume in the country. Bounded by dense vegetation of different kinds ranging from ferns to reeds used for weaving mats, taro fields and plant varieties such as Syzygium cumini (jambul), pond-apple, mango, pineapple, screwpine, tropical almond, cheese fruit, ambarella and banana fields as well, there is the continuation of a large marsh land area towards the south of the island associated with the lake.

Dhadimagu, is an administrative division of Fuvahmulah, Maldives. It is the largest division of the island, located on the north-west of the island. Throughout history, many scholars and famous public figures came into being from this district housing many of the historical sites and landmarks of the island. A center of learning as well as an important location for the island's economy, the number of 'Hafiz's and teachers from this district outnumber that of any other district in Fuvahmulah and this district is considered by many to be the most educated and learning centered district of Fuvahmulah.

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Bandaara Kilhi is one of the two fresh water lakes in Fuvahmulah, Maldives. Located mainly in Maalegan ward of the island with a small part extending to Miskiymagu ward as well, the lake has an area of approximately 0.058 square kilometers and an average depth of 12 feet, which makes it the largest lake by volume in the Maldives accommodating the largest freshwater reserve in the country. Bounded by dense vegetations of mainly ferns, Screwpine, tropical almond, cheese fruit, Banana trees, coconut palms and taro fields plus mango trees as well to an extent, among the creatures which inhabit the lakeside are the common moorhen, which is a bird exclusively found in Fuvahmulah only in the Maldivian archipelago and Maldivian white-breasted waterhen, which is an endemic species of the Maldives.

Ecology

In the past, fish were farmed and harvested in the lake.^[1] Dhadimagi Kilhi is frequented by anglers who game for tilapia fish and visitors who enjoy boat riding and feeding the fish which inhabit the lake.^[2] Among the birds which inhabit the place apart from the common moorhen which is a bird exclusively found in Fuvahmulah only in the Maldivian archipelago, Maldivian white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus maldivus) which is an endemic species of the Maldives too can be sighted by the lakeside.^[3] Among seasonal visitors are flamingos, herons and white terns.

Tilapia common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe

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Dhadimagi Kilhi is the most popular for swimming among all fresh water lakes in the Maldives. The lake has been used by the locals to teach young children how to swim, since the lake is calm and there are no waves, unlike the sea which surrounds the island. The rich mineral water and mud in the lake has been used for medicinal purposes. Even though the locals do not use water from the lake for drinking, laboratory tests have shown that the water in Dhadimagi Kilhi is not unsafe for drinking.^[4]

Environmental protection

Dhadimagi Kilhi was declared as a protected area of Fuvahmulah by the government of Maldives on 12 June 2012 and the Atoll Council of Fuvahmulah also passed a decree to establish the place as a protected area on 19 January 2012.^[5]

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References

↑ gnking on December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11). "Photo of Khili". Panoramio. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
↑ Majid Abdul-Wahhab. "Majid's Pages - Fuvah Mulaku Photos- , society and culture". Maldivesroyalfamily.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
↑ "Bluepeace Blog » Common Moorhen; Exclusive Bird To Fuvahmulak In The Maldives". Bluepeacemaldives.org. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
↑ "Dhadimagi kilhi - "Wonderfully Unique"". Facebook. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
↑ "Three areas in Fuvahmulah island declared as Protected Areas | Ministry of Housing and Environment". MHE.gov.mv. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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[1] December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11). "Photo of Khili". Panoramio. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[2] Majid Abdul-Wahhab. "Majid's Pages - Fuvah Mulaku Photos- , society and culture". Maldivesroyalfamily.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[3] "Bluepeace Blog » Common Moorhen; Exclusive Bird To Fuvahmulak In The Maldives". Bluepeacemaldives.org. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[4] "Dhadimagi kilhi - "Wonderfully Unique"". Facebook. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[5] "Three areas in Fuvahmulah island declared as Protected Areas | Ministry of Housing and Environment". MHE.gov.mv. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.