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A beach in Fuvahmulah . The island is 494.2 km (307 mi; 267 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé. [7] The Fuvahmulah city is about 4.5 by 1.2 km (2.80 by 0.75 mi) with a submerged reef (Rashikedefaro) extending for about 3 km (1.9 mi) in a southeasterly direction. The island is the third largest in the Maldives. In the past, Fuvahmulah ...
Fuvahmulah Airport (Dhivehi: ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް, IATA: FVM [2], ICAO: VRMR [1]) is a domestic airport located on the island of Fuvahmulah (also known as Fuvahmulaku) [1] [3] in Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives. It was opened in November 2011.
Fuvahmulah- Areca nut (Fuvah in the local language) is a major product of this atoll or island in vast quantities from ancient times. The original name of the island could have simply been Mulah, but was called Fuvahmulah (the Mulah (island) of the arecanut palms) to distinguish it from Boli Mulah - another important island in ancient Maldives.
The atoll of Fuvahmulah corresponding to this administrative division is the 25th natural atoll of the Maldives. In the distant past, Fuvahmulah was a small coral atoll whose southern end was open at a spot called Diyarehifaando, and the inside of the island was a saltwater lagoon forming a natural harbour.
Inhabited islands - those officially recognized as towns, villages, fishing, and farming communities with permanent human habitation. They all have an island office and island chiefs (councilor and "katheeb"). [2] Uninhabited islands - islands with no permanent human habitations. They are sometimes used for agricultural and industrial purposes ...
Filitheyo island beach with tall palm trees and blue fresh lagoons. The Maldives remained largely unknown to tourists until the early 1970s. Only 200 islands are home to its 382,751 inhabitants. [167] [168] The other islands are used entirely for economic purposes, of which tourism and agriculture are the most dominant.
The construction of an airport in Fuvahmulah means a lot of money will be saved and the economical income of the island by then would be a lot greater than now. Note: "Mulah Kandu" being referred to as a channel between Meemu Atoll Mulah and Veyvah [ 2 ] [ 3 ] is a generalized misconception which might be caused by carelessly researched tourist ...
Both the channel divisions together are known as the Equatorial Channel because the Equator lies between Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah. Mulah Kandu is one of the deepest and roughest channel in the Maldives. The island of Fuvahmulah lies in this channel and the channel continues to the eastern tip of Addu Atoll Meedhoo Koagannu Faru.