Lhaviyani-Atoll information

Lhaviyani is an administrative division in the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural Atoll Faadhippolhu.
Lhaviyani Atoll (more commonly called Faadhippolhu) is located between 5° 15" and 5° 35" N and between 73° 20" and 74° 40" E. The capital of the atoll is Naifaru.
There are a total of 54 islands in the atoll of which only 4 are inhabited, namely Naifaru, Hinnavaru, Kurendhoo and Olhuvelifushi.
There are four resorts in the atoll, namely kuredhu, komandoo, kanuhuraa and Palmbeach.
The only canning factory in the country is in Felivaru located between Naifaru and Hinnavaru.
For more information Please visit www.lhaviyani.gov.mv
NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Lhaviyani, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of these divisions or atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Dhivehi alphabet. These code letters have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll). (...) more....

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