Kulhudhuffushi () is the capital of

Haa Dhaalu Atoll Haa Dhaalu Atoll is the code name based on the letters of the Maldivian alphabet commonly used to refer to the administrative division (known as "Atoll") officially known as South Thiladhunmathi Atoll ( Maldivian: ''Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi'') ...

administrative division on Thiladhunmathi Atoll in the north of the

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. Kulhudhuffushi City is known as the "Heart of the North.". This city is famous for its mangroves (''Mashi Kulhi''), after which the island itself is named.

History

In the years 1812, 1819, and 1921, the island was affected by heavy rains and storms, causing substantial damage. The island was also affected during the Keylakunu storm which lost half the population of the island. Since then the island has been famous for unity and hard workers around the Maldives. The ancient people of the island of Kulhudhuffushi were famous for their courage and bravery during the wars fought against the enemies of the nation. Apart from that, the people of Kulhudhuffushi City led the whole Atoll Thiladhunmathi in a rebellion act held against the Malé government during the 1940s because of the unjust governance for the people of the north at the time.

Geography

The island is north of the country's capital,

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. The island itself is the administrative capital of the South Thiladhunmathi Atoll

Climate

Kulhudhuffushi has a

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: ''Am'').

Transport

The new Kulhudhuffushi Airport has been opened in August 2019 and now serves the island.

Demography

Economy

Kulhudhuffushi City is the economic capital of the northern Maldives. Residents of the city and surrounding settlements are mostly employed in the service or produce sectors, such as the local Saturday Market. The Saturday market is a market that is held every Saturday at "Bandaara Road" in Kulhudhuffushi, where local farmer's products and domestic food are available. Hundreds of islanders of Thiladhunmathi visit for shopping and business to Kulhudhuffushi City mostly on Saturdays. People from the island are known and famous for shark fishing, blacksmithing, producing coir rope, building boats, and working in cargo vessels. The culture of the island has its uniqueness until now.

Education

H.Dh Kulhudhuffushi includes 5 schools.

Health

Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital is an A-category hospital that serves the residents of the island and the islands of the region.

Sport

Azneem Ahmed qualified for the 100-meter sprint in the

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. Kulhudhuffushi is regarded as the basketball champion of the Maldives. Adam Ismail was a footballer during the late 1950s at the time when the Maldives got independence and started playing international football and also a

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is the most widely played sport, and the island holds the highest number of quality football grounds around the nation, except Male'. The national 2015 President's Cup Group A matches were held in Kulhudhuffushi.

Notable residents

Azneem Ahmed Azneem Ahmed (born in Kulhudhuffushi) is a Maldivian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor runni ...

– An Olympic sprinter who holds three

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. * Corporal Hussain Adam – A Maldivian soldier who died while defending the

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headquarters during the

1988 Maldives coup d'état The 1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt was by a group of Sri Lankans and Maldivians led by businessman Abdullah Luthufee and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organization from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organizat ...

on 3 November 1988 *

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—A sportsperson and huge role model for the youth. He played as a captain of the Maldivian national team in the first international match played by Maldives against Queen Elizabeth during Ibrahim Nasir's era. He was also a gymnastics teacher and a football coach during his time.

Bus Service

Bus MTCC bus service has started in Kulhudhuffushi City

References

{{Islands of the Maldives Populated places in the Maldives Islands of the Maldives