Faadhippolhu Atoll

Lhaviyani Atoll
Lhaviyani Atoll
Country	Maldives
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)	Faadhippolhu
Location	5° 15' N and 5° 34' N
Capital	Naifaru
Government
• Atoll Chief	Qasim Abdul Kareem
Population
• Total	11,104
Letter code	G
Dhivehi letter code	Lh (ޅ)
• Number of islands	52
• Inhabited islands	Hinnavaru Kurendhoo Maafilaafushi Naifaru Olhuvelifushi
• Uninhabited islands	Aligau, Bahurukabeeru, Bodhuhuraa, Bodufaahuraa, Bodugaahuraa, Dhidhdhoo, Dhirubaafushi, Diffushi, Faadhoo, Fainuaadham-Huraa, Fehigili, Felivaru, Fushifaru, Gaaerifaru, Govvaafushi, Hadoolaafushi, Hiriyadhoo, Hudhufushi, Huravalhi, Kalhumanjehuraa, Kalhuoiyfinolhu, Kanifushi, Kanuhuraa, Komandoo, Kudadhoo, Kuredhdhoo, Lhohi, Lhossalafushi, Maabinhuraa, Maavaafushi, Madhiriguraidhoo, Madivaru, Maduvvari, Maidhoo, Mayyafushi, Medhadhihuraa, Medhafushi, Meedhaahuraa, Mey-yyaafushi, Musleygihuraa, Ookolhufinolhu, Raiyruhhuraa, Selhlhifushi, Thilamaafushi, Varihuraa, Vavvaru, Veligadu, Veyvah, Vihafarufinolhu
	Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Last updated June 21, 2023

Faadhippolhu Atoll (code name Lhaviyani ) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.

Faadhippolhu is the 7th administrative division atoll from the north. There are 4 inhabited islands in the atoll. it is:-

Naifaru
Hinnavaru
Kurendhoo
Olhuvelifushi

There is an industrial island with tuna canning facilities located at Felivaru. Some islands on this atoll like Hinnavaru and Naifaru are overpopulated, being completely covered by buildings. The formerly uninhabited island of Maafilaafushi was resettled in the 1980s in order to relieve the lack of land availability in Malé.

Traditionally, Maldivians call this atoll simply 'Faadhippolhu', without adding the word 'Atholhu' at the end. This is done only with the names of some atolls.

Geography

Faadhippolhu is the seventh northernmost administrative atoll of the Maldives. This atoll is also called Lhaviyani atoll. The name of this atoll belonged to the island of faadhoo. The administrative capital of this atoll is Naifaru.

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References

Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.

5°20′N73°30′E / 5.333°N 73.500°E / 5.333; 73.500

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