Maldives Travel Guide - Maldives Destination

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The Maldives or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island country consisting of a group of atolls stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, of which two hundred islands are inhabited.

The original inhabitants were Buddhist, probably since Ashoka's period,[citation needed] in the 3rd century BC. Islam was introduced in 1153. The Maldives then came under the influence of the Portuguese (1558) and the Dutch (1654) seaborne empires. In 1887 it became a British protectorate. In 1965, the Maldives obtained independence from Britain (originally under the name "Maldive Islands"), and in 1968 the Sultanate was replaced by a Republic.

The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of both population and area; it is the smallest predominantly Muslim nation in the world. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres above sea level, it is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres.

Popular Maldives Resort Hotels
Hulhule Island Hotel, Kai Logde, Kam Hotel, Mookai Hotel & Apartment, Relax Inn

Captivating Maldives Resort Hotel & Beach Resorts
Alimatha Aquatic Resort, Angaga Island Resort, Angsana Resort & Spa, Ari Beach Resort, Asdu Sun Island Athurugau Island Resort, Avi Island Resort, Bandos Island Resort, Banyan Tree Resort, Bathala Island Resort, Biyadoo Island Resort, Bodulhithi Coral Isle, Bolifushi Island, Club Med Farukolhufushi, Coco Palm Resort, Cocoa Island Resort, Dhigufinolhu Island Resort, Ellaidhoo Resort, Equator Village Resort, Eriyadu Island Resort, Fesdu Fun Island, Fihalohi Tourist Resort, Fullmoon Beach Resort, Fun Island Resort, Giraavaru Island Resort, Halaveli Holiday Village, Holiday Island Resort, Kandooma Tourist Resort, Kuramathi Village Resort, Lohifushi Island Resort, Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, Thulhagiri Resort, Velavaru Tourist Resort, Vilamendhoo Island Resort

Maldives Beach Resorts with Water Bungalows
Ari Beach Resort, Baros Holiday Resort, Dhiggiri Tourist Resort, Kuramanthi Blue Lagoon Resort, Embudhu Resort, Fihalhohi Tourist Resort, Gangehi Island Resort, Hilton Maldives Resort on Rangali Island, Kuramathi Cottage Club, Kuredu Resort, Laguna Beach Resort, Lily Beach Resort, Meeru Island Resort, Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, Paradize Island Resort, Reethi Beach Resort, Royal Island Resort, Soneva Fushi Resort, Soneva Gili Resort & Spa, Sun Island Resort, Veligandu Island Resort, Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort

Maldives Family Villas / Rooms
Asdu Sun Island, Dhigufinolhu Island Resort, Embudhu Finolhu Island, Filitheyo Resort, One & Only Kanuhura Island Resort, Medhufushi Resort

Maldives Beach Front Bungalows
Helengeli Tourist Village

Hotels & Beach Resorts in Maldives, Asia
Addoo Atoll (Seenu) Beach Resorts, Alifu Atoll (Ari Atoll) Beach Resorts, Faadhippolhu Atoll (Lhaviyani) Beach Resorts, Mulaku Atoll (Meemu) Beach Resorts, North Ari Atoll (Alifu) Beach Resorts, North Male Atoll (Kaafu) Beach Resorts, North Nilandhoo Atoll (Faafu) Beach Resorts, South Ari Atoll (Alifu) Beach Resorts, South Maalhosmadulu Atoll (Baa) Beach Resorts, South Male Atoll (Kaafu) Beach Resorts, South Nilandhoo Atoll (Dhaalu) Beach Resorts, Vaavu Atoll (Felidhoo Atoll) Beach Resorts

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