Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Gaafu Dhaalu is an administrative district of the formed by the southwestern section of . It was created on February 8, 1962, when was divided into two districts.
  • Atoll of the Maldives with about 18,500 residents
  • Description: administrative district of the Maldives
  • Also known as
    “Gaafu Daalu Atoll”
    “Gaafu Dalu”
    “Gāfu Dālu”
    “Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi”
    “Huvadu South”
    “South Huvadhu Atoll”
    “Southern Huvadhu Atoll”
    “Suvadiva South”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rathafandhoo and Fiyoaree.
is an inhabited island of the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, . is situated 3½ km north of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.
or Fiori is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives. is situated 4 km east of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.
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Latitude
0.2203° or 0° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
73.1016° or 73° 6′ 6″ east
Open location code
6JGM64C2+4J
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Vietnamese—“Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ጋፉ ዳሉ አቶል”
  • Arabic: “آتول قاف دال”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atolu”
  • Bengali: “গাফু ধালু প্রবাল দ্বীপপুঞ্জ”
  • Cebuano: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atholhu”
  • Chinese: “加富达卢环礁”
  • Chinese: “加富達盧環礁”
  • Czech: “Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Czech: “Gáfu Dálu”
  • Danish: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll ( South Huvadhoo)”
  • Dhivehi: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Dhivehi: “ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި”
  • Dutch: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atol”
  • Finnish: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • French: “Atoll de Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • French: “Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • German: “Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • German: “Gaafu-Dhaalu-Atoll”
  • Greek: “Γκααφού Ντααλού Ατόλ”
  • Gujarati: “ગાફુ ધાલુ એટોલ”
  • Hausa: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Hindi: “गाफू धालू अटोल”
  • Indonesian: “Atol Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Italian: “Atollo Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Japanese: “ガーフ・ダールー環礁”
  • Japanese: “ガーフ・ダール環礁”
  • Javanese: “Atol Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Kannada: “ಗಾಫು ಧಾಲು ಅಟಾಲ್”
  • Kazakh: “Гаафу Хаалу Атолл”
  • Kirghiz: “Гаафу Хаалу Атолл”
  • Korean: “가푸달루 환초”
  • Latvian: “Gaafu Dhaalu atols”
  • Lithuanian: “Gaafo Daalo atolas”
  • Malay: “Atol Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Malay: “Kepulauan Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Marathi: “गेफू धालु एटोल”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gaafu Daalu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gaafu Dhaaky Atoll”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gaafu Daalu”
  • Oromo: “Atool Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Panjabi: “ਗਾਫੁ ਧਾਲੂ ਐਟੋਲ”
  • Persian: “آب‌سنگ حلقوی غافو”
  • Persian: “اتل گافو ذالو”
  • Polish: “Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Portuguese: “Atol de Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Portuguese: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Pushto: “گافو ذالو اتول”
  • Russian: “атолл Южный Хувадху”
  • Russian: “Гаафу-Дхаалу”
  • Sinhala: “ගාෆු දාලු දූපත් සමූහය”
  • Slovak: “Gáfu Dálu”
  • Slovenian: “Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Somali: “Atool Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Spanish: “Atolón Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Swahili: “Atoli ya Gaafu Dhaalu”
  • Swedish: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atholhu”
  • Swedish: “Gaafu Dhaalu atoll”
  • Tajik: “Атоли Ғофу Ҳолу”
  • Tamil: “காபியூ தயாளு அடோல்”
  • Tatar: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Telugu: “గాఫు ధాలూ అటోల్”
  • Thai: “ฮูวาดูอาตอลูเดกูนูบูรี”
  • Turkish: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Ukrainian: “Атол Гаафу-Дхаалу”
  • Urdu: “گافو دحاالو اتول”
  • Urdu: “گافو دھالو اٹول”
  • Uzbek: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”
  • Vietnamese: “Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ekurukerataa and Bodeinsa.

Maldives: Highlights

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