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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maafushi Prison.
Maafushi Prison
Prison
Maafushi Prison is a prison in Maafushi on Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives, 18 miles south of the capital, Malé. It is the largest prison on the islands and has held numerous political prisoners over the years, including former presidents like Mohamed Nasheed and Abdulla Yameen.
Maafushi
- Type: Locality with 3,000 residents
- Description: island in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
- Category: island
- Location: Kaafu, Maldives, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Maafushi” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мафуши”
- Cebuano: “Maafushi”
- Czech: “Maafushi”
- Czech: “Máfusi”
- Dhivehi: “މާފުށި”
- Dutch: “Maafushi”
- German: “Maafushi”
- Italian: “Maafushi”
- Polish: “Maafushi”
- Slovak: “Máfusi”
- Spanish: “Maafushi (Atolón de Kaafu)”
- Spanish: “Maafushi”
- Swedish: “Maafushi”
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