Kaafu
Kaafu is a region of the Maldives, which covers North Male Atoll, South Male Atoll and the islands of Kaashidhoo and Gaafaru.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Malé and Maafushi.
Malé
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Malé, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of Maldives. The city occupies the entire islet of Malé at the southern rim of North Malé Atoll. Malé is occasionally dismissed by travellers as a mere transit point with "nothing to do", and it is indeed not a party place.
Maafushi
Maafushi is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll and The Heart of Maldives - the leading local tourism island of the Maldives. The island's proximity to Malé and its transport hubs has allowed Maafushi to become a popular destination for tourists visiting local islands.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Football Stadium and Malé Friday Mosque.
National Football Stadium
Stadium
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The National Football Stadium, also known as the Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Malé, Maldives. It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup, the Maldivian FA Charity Shield, the President's Cup, the FAM Women's Football Championship, and national teams.
Malé Friday Mosque
Mosque
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The Malé Friday Mosque, also known as the Malé Hukuru Miskiy, or the Old Friday Mosque, is a Sufi Sunni mosque, located in the city of Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives.
Muliaage
Government office
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The Muliaage palace or Muliaage is the official residence of the president of the Maldives. Muliaage, situated in Henveiru within the historic center of Malé, is located on Medhuziyaarai Magu, near significant landmarks, the Medhu Ziyaaraiy, the Malé Friday Mosque, and the Munnaru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hulhumale.
Hulhumale
Town
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Malé, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of Maldives. The city occupies the entire islet of Malé at the southern rim of North Malé Atoll. Malé is occasionally dismissed by travellers as a mere transit point with "nothing to do", and it is indeed not a party place.
Kaafu
- Type: atoll of the Maldives with 15,200 residents
- Description: administrative division of the Maldives
- Also known as: “Kaaf Atoll”, “Kaafu Atholhu”, “Kaafu Atoll”, “Kāfu”, “Maale Atholhu”, “Male Atholhu”, “Malé Atholhu”, and “Malé Atoll”
- Neighbors: Vaavu
- Location: Maldives, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kaafu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كافو آتول”
- Asturian: “Atolón Kaafu”
- Azerbaijani: “Kaafu atollu”
- Bengali: “কাফু প্রবাল দ্বীপপুঞ্জ”
- Bengali: “কাফু”
- Catalan: “Atol Kaafu”
- Cebuano: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Chinese: “卡富环礁”
- Chinese: “卡富環礁”
- Czech: “Kaafu”
- Danish: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Dhivehi: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Dhivehi: “މާލެ އަތޮޅު”
- Dutch: “Kaafu Atol”
- Dutch: “Kaafu-atol”
- Finnish: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Finnish: “Kaafu”
- French: “Atoll administratif de Kaafu”
- French: “Atoll de Kaafu”
- French: “Kaafu”
- Galician: “Atol Kaafu”
- German: “Kaafu”
- German: “Malé Atholhu”
- Greek: “Καάφου Ατόλ”
- Gujarati: “કાફુ એટોલ”
- Hebrew: “אטול קאפו”
- Hindi: “काफू एटोल”
- Hungarian: “Kaafu”
- Hungarian: “Male-atoll”
- Indonesian: “Atol Kaafu”
- Irish: “Atall Kaafu”
- Italian: “atollo Kaafu”
- Italian: “Atollo Kaafu”
- Italian: “Kaafu”
- Japanese: “カーフ環礁”
- Kannada: “ಕಾಫು ಅಟಾಲ್”
- Korean: “카푸 환초”
- Latvian: “Kāfu atols”
- Lithuanian: “Kaafo atolas”
- Malay: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Marathi: “काफ़ू अटॉल”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Persian: “آبسنگ حلقوی کافو”
- Polish: “Kaafu”
- Portuguese: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Russian: “Каафу”
- Sinhala: “කාෆු දුපත් සමුහය”
- Slovak: “Káfu”
- Slovenian: “Kaafu”
- Spanish: “Atolon kaafu”
- Spanish: “Atolón Kaafu”
- Swedish: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Swedish: “Kaafu”
- Tamil: “காஃபு அடோல்”
- Telugu: “కాఫు అటోల్”
- Thai: “มาเลอาตอลู”
- Thai: “หมู่เกาะคาฟุ”
- Turkish: “Kaafu Atoll”
- Turkish: “Kaafu Atolü”
- Ukrainian: “Атол Каафу”
- Urdu: “کافو اتول”
- Vietnamese: “Kaafu Atoll”
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