Rasdhoo (
Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Charts) is an inhabited island of the
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives,, ) and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about from the A ...
. It is also the capital of the
Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Geography
The island is west of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
.
It is the only inhabited island of a small natural
atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can ...
known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or
Ross Atoll
Ross Atoll is a small atoll in the Admiralty Chart with an almost round lagoon. It is located at about five miles from the Northeast point of Ari Atoll.
The northern and western sides form one continuous barrier reef, and the eastern side is ano ...
located a few miles off NE
Ari Atoll.
Demography
Economy
As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.
Transport
The island can be reached by ferry thrice a week from
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
or by daily speedboats between Malé and Rasdhoo.
See also
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Bodufulhadhoo
Bodufolhudhoo (Dhivehi: ބޮޑުފޮޅުދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll in the Republic of Maldives.
Geography
The island is west of the country's capital, Malé. Bodufolhudhoo is a small island located in the central ...
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Feridhoo
Feridhoo (Dhivehi: ފެރިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Ari Atoll, located on its eastern fringe. It belongs to the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
History
In centuries past, two male African slaves who had been bought by the ...
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Himandhoo
Himandhoo (Dhivehi: ހިމެންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Alif Alif Atoll in the Maldives.
Geography
The island is west of the country's capital, Malé. A short seaplane journey from Velana International Airport
Velana I ...
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Maalhos
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Mathiveri
Mathiveri (Dhivehi: މަތިވެރި) is one of the eight inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll
Alif Alif Atoll (also known as Northern Ari Atoll or Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March ...
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Ukulhas
Ukulhas(Dhivehi: އުކުޅަސް), one of the inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll, is a uniquely featured, environmentally friendly island in the Maldives.
Ukulhas is well known for its cleanliness, well-maintained waste management system and ...
References
* ''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
Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
Place
* Xavier, Spain
People
* Xavier (surname)
* Xavier (given name)
* Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint
** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation)
* St. Xavier (disambiguation)
* Xavier (footballer, born ...
, ''The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom''. Barcelona 1999.
Further reading
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Islands of the Maldives
Alif Alif Atoll
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