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{{Infobox settlement
{{MaldiveAtoll|
| type = [[atolls of the Maldives|atoll of the Maldives]]
ImageExists=Yes|
atollimage=Meemu Atoll.png|
| name = Meemu Atoll
| native_name_lang = dv
admin_name=Meemu Atoll|
| image_skyline = Karte Mulaku-Atoll.svg
atoll_name=Mulaku Atoll|
| subdivision_type = Country
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location=3° 11' N and 2° 45' N|
| subdivision_name = [[Maldives]]
letter=K|
| subdivision_type1 = Province
abbreviation=M (މ)|
| subdivision_type2 = Corresponding geographic atoll(s)
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capital=[[Muli (Meemu Atoll)|Muli]]|
| subdivision_name2 = Mulaku Atoll
population=6459|
| subdivision_type3 = Location
noofislands=33|
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| subdivision_name3 = 3° 11' N and 2° 45' N
inhabited_islands=9|
| seat_type = Capital
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atoll_chief= Ahmed Saavi [http://www.atolls.gov.mv/atollchiefs.asp] |
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| seat = [[Muli (Meemu Atoll)|Muli]]
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islands=[[Dhiggaru (Meemu Atoll)|Dhiggaru]] [[Kolhufushi (Meemu Atoll)|Kolhufushi]] [[Madifushi (Meemu Atoll)|Madifushi]] [[Maduvvaree (Meemu Atoll)|Maduvvaree]] [[Mulah (Meemu Atoll)|Mulah]] '''[[Muli (Meemu Atoll)|Muli]]''' [[Naalaafushi (Meemu Atoll)|Naalaafushi]] [[Raimmandhoo (Meemu Atoll)|Raimmandhoo]] [[Veyvah (Meemu Atoll)|Veyvah]]|
| leader_title = Atoll Chief
unislands=|
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| leader_name = Ahmed Saavi [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915023900/http://www.atolls.gov.mv/atollchiefs.asp]
| population_total = 4705
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Letter code
| postal_code = K
| postal2_code_type = Dhivehi letter code
| postal2_code = M (މ)
| blank_name_sec1 = Islands
| blank1_name_sec1 =  • Number of islands
| blank1_info_sec1 = 33
| blank2_name_sec1 =  • Inhabited islands
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| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Mulah (Meemu Atoll)|Boli Mulah]] * [[Dhiggaru (Meemu Atoll)|Dhiggaru]] * [[Kolhufushi (Meemu Atoll)|Kolhufushi]] * [[Maduvvaree (Meemu Atoll)|Maduvvaree]] * '''[[Muli (Meemu Atoll)|Muli]]''' * [[Naalaafushi (Meemu Atoll)|Naalaafushi]] * [[Raimmandhoo (Meemu Atoll)|Raimmandhoo]] * [[Veyvah (Meemu Atoll)|Veyvah]]
| blank3_name_sec1 =  • Uninhabited islands
| blank3_info_sec1 = Boahuraa, Dhekunuboduveli, Dhiththudi, Erruh-huraa, Fenboafinolhu, Fenfuraaveli, Gaahuraa, Gasveli, Gongalu Huraa, Haafushi, Hakuraahuraa, Hurasveli, Kekuraalhuveli, Kudadhigandu, Kurali, Kudausfushi, Maahuraa, Maalhaveli, Maausfushi, [[Madifushi (Meemu Atoll)|Madifushi]], Medhufushi, Raabandhihuraa, Seedhihuraa, Seedhihuraaveligandu, Thuvaru, Uthuruboduveli, Veriheybe
| footnotes = Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.
| image_map = Meemu in Maldives.svg
| map_caption = Location of Meemu in Maldives
}}
}}


'''Meemu''' is an administrative division of the [[Maldives]]. It corresponds to the geographical [[Mulaku Atoll]].
'''Mulaku Atoll''' or '''Meemu Atoll''' ({{Langx|dv|މުލަކުތޮޅު}}) is an [[Administrative divisions of the Maldives|administrative division]] of the [[Maldives]]. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or 'Mulakatolhu'.


There is a mosque of historical value in Kolhufushi Island, but no [[Buddhist]] remains have been found on this atoll. Also of historic importance is the 1573 wreck of [[Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al-Azam|Kalhuohfummi]] off the south eastern reef of Kolhuvaariyaafushi island.
'''NOTE:''' Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, etc. (as well as Meemu) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of these divisions or atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Dhivehi alphabet.
These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).


'''NOTE:''' ''Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. (including Meemu) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the [[atolls of the Maldives|natural atolls]] that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order meemu followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the [[Thaana]] alphabet used in [[Dhivehi language|Dhivehi]]. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).''<ref>Tim Godfrey, ''Atlas of the Maldives'', Atoll Editions 2004</ref>
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==References==

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


{{Atolls of the Maldives}}
{{Atolls of the Maldives}}
{{Geographic location

|Centre = Meemu
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{{Maldives-geo-stub}}
|North = [[Vaavu Atoll|Vaavu]]

|Northeast = ''[[Indian Ocean]]''<br>{{flag|Southern Province, Sri Lanka|name=Southern Province}}, {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|East = ''[[Indian Ocean]]''<br>{{flag|Aceh}}, {{flag|Indonesia}}
|Southeast = ''[[Indian Ocean]]''<br>{{flag|North Sumatra}}, {{flag|Indonesia}}
|South = [[Laamu Atoll|Laamu]]
|Southwest = [[Kolhumadulu Atoll|Kolhumadulu]]
|West = [[Dhaalu Atoll|Dhaalu]] and [[Faafu Atoll|Faafu]]
|Northwest = [[Alif Dhaal Atoll|Alif Dhaal]]
}}
{{coord|3|01|N|73|28|E|display=title|region:MV_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}}
{{coord|3|01|N|73|28|E|display=title|region:MV_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}}


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{{Maldives-geo-stub}}
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[[Category:Administrative divisions of the Maldives]]


[[Category:Atolls of the Maldives]]
[[dv:މުލަކަތޮޅު]]
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[[Category:Administrative atolls of the Maldives]]
[[es:Atolón Meemu]]
[[it:Atollo Meemu]]
[[nl:Meemu-atol]]
[[sk:Mímu]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 1 November 2024

Meemu Atoll
atoll of the Maldives
Location of Meemu in Maldives
Location of Meemu in Maldives
CountryMaldives
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)Mulaku Atoll
Location3° 11' N and 2° 45' N
CapitalMuli
Government
 • Atoll ChiefAhmed Saavi [1]
Population
 • Total
4,705
Letter code
K
Dhivehi letter code
M (މ)
 • Number of islands33
 • Inhabited islandsBoli Mulah * Dhiggaru * Kolhufushi * Maduvvaree * Muli * Naalaafushi * Raimmandhoo * Veyvah
 • Uninhabited islandsBoahuraa, Dhekunuboduveli, Dhiththudi, Erruh-huraa, Fenboafinolhu, Fenfuraaveli, Gaahuraa, Gasveli, Gongalu Huraa, Haafushi, Hakuraahuraa, Hurasveli, Kekuraalhuveli, Kudadhigandu, Kurali, Kudausfushi, Maahuraa, Maalhaveli, Maausfushi, Madifushi, Medhufushi, Raabandhihuraa, Seedhihuraa, Seedhihuraaveligandu, Thuvaru, Uthuruboduveli, Veriheybe
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Mulaku Atoll or Meemu Atoll (Dhivehi: މުލަކުތޮޅު) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or 'Mulakatolhu'.

There is a mosque of historical value in Kolhufushi Island, but no Buddhist remains have been found on this atoll. Also of historic importance is the 1573 wreck of Kalhuohfummi off the south eastern reef of Kolhuvaariyaafushi island.

NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. (including Meemu) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order meemu followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).[1]


References

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  1. ^ Tim Godfrey, Atlas of the Maldives, Atoll Editions 2004
  • 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.

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