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The atolls of the Maldives form a quite regular chain and, especially in the northern and central atolls, an arrayed structure is apparent. There are broad and deep channels between some atolls. [1] The origin of the word "atoll" itself is in the language of the Maldives. "Atoll" (from Dhivehi: atholhu) is now used in many languages worldwide. [2]
Baa Atoll Education Centre (Dhivehi : ބ. އަތޮޅު ތަޢުލީމީ މަރުކަޒު ), the first Maldivian government school [ 1 ] established outside of Malé , was inaugurated on February 24, 1978, by the then Minister of Education Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi .
The foundation stone was laid by Haa Dhaalu Atoll Chief Thiyara Mohamed Rasheed on 18 March 1978. It was established by the Maldivian Government along with financial assistant from UNICEF. [2] This school was opened by the former President of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on 1 March 1979. [2] The Motto of the school is Aspire Strive Succeed. [2]
Atoll Education Centre (LHAEC; Dhivehi: ޅ. އަތޮޅު ތަޢުލީމީ މަރުކަޒު ) is the main school of Lhaviyani (Faadhippolhu) Atoll . It is an autonomous school funded by the government of Maldives .
For administrative purposes the Maldives government organized these atolls into twenty-one administrative divisions. [2] The largest island of Maldives is Gan, which belongs to Laamu Atoll or Hahdhummathi Maldives. [3] In Addu Atoll the westernmost islands are connected by roads over the reef and the total length of the road is 14 km (8.7 mi). [4]
Officially known as the Republic of Maldives, the nation of islands is located in the north-central Indian Ocean, southwest of Sri Lanka and India.
Shaviyani Atoll, which is known by its abbreviated name [1] (also known as Northern Miladhunmadulu Atoll or Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi), is an Administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the northern section of the natural Miladhunmadulu Atoll, [ 2 ] located in the north of the Maldives .
Maldives National University, which was previously known as the Maldives College of Higher Education. The college had offered 95% of the post-secondary education in the Maldives [5]: 266 Cyryx College; Mandhu College, which provides tertiary education to lower and higher secondary school leavers.