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.
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  • Type: atoll of the Maldives with 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”, and “Suvadiva South

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rathafandhoo and Fiyoaree.

Islet
is an inhabited island of the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, . is situated 3½ km north of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.

Islet
or Fiori is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives. is situated 4 km east of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.

School
is a school in , an island of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives. is situated 4 km east of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.

Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Latitude
0.2203° or 0° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
73.1016° or 73° 6′ 6″ east
Population
18,500
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6JGM64C2+4J
Geo­Names ID
1282328
Wiki­data ID
Q2640183
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: آتول قاف دال
  • 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
  • Dutch: Gaafu Dhaalu-atol
  • Finnish: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
  • French: Gaafu Dhaalu
  • German: Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Greek: Γκααφού Ντααλού Ατόλ
  • Gujarati: ગાફુ ધાલુ એટોલ
  • Hindi: गाफू धालू अटोल
  • Indonesian: Atol Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Italian: atollo Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Italian: Atollo Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Japanese: ガーフ・ダール環礁
  • Kannada: ಗಾಫು ಧಾಲು ಅಟಾಲ್
  • Korean: 가푸달루 환초
  • Latvian: Gaafu Dhaalu atols
  • Lithuanian: Gaafo Daalo atolas
  • Malay: Kepulauan Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Marathi: गेफू धालु एटोल
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gaafu Daalu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gaafu Dhaaky Atoll
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gaafu Daalu
  • Persian: آب‌سنگ حلقوی غافو
  • Polish: Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Portuguese: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
  • Russian: атолл Южный Хувадху
  • Russian: Гаафу-Дхаалу
  • Sinhala: ගාෆු දාලු දූපත් සමූහය
  • Slovak: Gáfu Dálu
  • Slovenian: Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Spanish: Atolon Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Spanish: Atolón Gaafu Dhaalu
  • Swedish: Gaafu Dhaalu Atholhu
  • Swedish: Gaafu Dhaalu atoll
  • Tamil: காபியூ தயாளு அடோல்
  • Telugu: గాఫు ధాలూ అటోల్
  • Thai: ฮูวาดูอาตอลูเดกูนูบูรี
  • Turkish: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
  • Ukrainian: Атол Гаафу-Дхаалу
  • Urdu: گافو دحاالو اتول
  • Vietnamese: Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

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