Malé
| Malé މާލެ |
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  Malé
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| Coordinates: 4°10′31″N 73°30′32″E / 4.17528°N 73.50889°E | |
| Kintra | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | North Malé Atoll |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 5.789 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2006) | |
| - Tot | 103,693 |
| - Densitie | 17,912.1/km2 (46,392.1/sq mi) |
Malé (Dhivehi: މާލެ), (pronooncit: /məːle/) is the caipital an maist populous ceety in the Republic o Maldives. It is locatit at the soothern edge o North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). It is ane o the admeenistrative diveesions o the Maldives an aw. Traditionally it wis the Keeng's Island, frae whaur the auncient Maldive Ryal dynasties ruled an whaur the palace wis locatit. The ceety wis an aa cried Mahal. Umwhile it wis a wawed ceety surroondit bi fortifications an gates (doroshi). The Ryal Palace (Gan'duvaru) wis destroyed alang wi the picturesque forts (kotte) an bastions (buruzu) when the ceety wis remodelled unner Preses Ibrahim Nasir's rule efter the abolition o the monarchy. In recent years, the island haes been considerably expandit through landfillin operations. Ower the years there hae been mony coup attempts an protests centered in Male as a result o demand for greater democracy in the Maldives.
Although Malé is geographically locatit in Male, Kaafu Atoll, admeenistratively it is no considered pairt o it. The central pairt o the ceety is formed bi Malé Island. Three mair islands are pairt o the ceety. A commercial harbour is locatit on Malé Island. It is the hert o aw commercial activities in the kintra.
The central island is hivily urbanizit, wi the built-up aurie takin up essentially its entire landmass. Slichtly less than ane third o the naition's population lives in the caipital ceety, an the population haes increased frae 20,000 fowk in 1987 tae 100,000 fowk in 2006. Mony, if no maist, Maldivians an foreign wirkers in Maldives fynd thairsels in occasional short term residence on the island syne it is the anerlie entry point tae the naition an the centre o aw admeenistration an bureaucracy.
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Cultur [edit]
Male is a conservative Muslim ceety. Although tourists visitin the ooter island resorts mey feel the kintra is vera wastrenizit, the Ceety o Malé itself vera different.
Economy [edit]
Maldivian, the airline o the Maldives, haes its heid office in Malé.[1] In addition, the airline FlyMe haes its heidquarters on the fift floor o the Villa House in Malé.[2]
Fuitnotes [edit]
- ↑ "Contact Us." Maldivian. Retrieved on 29 April 2011. "Corporate Head Office No: 26, Ameer Ahmed Magu Male' 20026, Rep Of Maldives"
- ↑ Home. FlyMe. Retrieved on 29 April 2011. "Villa House, 5th Floor No.7, Kandidhonmanik Goalhi P.O.Box 2073, Male’, Maldives"
Freemit airtins [edit]
