Male’ the capital island of Maldives

Male’ is the capital island of the Maldives. Area is around 2.2 sq miles, and remains densely populated. This section brings interesting facts about the capital including places to visit, shop and eat.

Malé a small city

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Male' local market, Maldives

Malé (Male’) is the most populous island in the Maldives and the busiest place in the country. Malé is the commercial centre and seat of government of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King’s Island, [...]

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Mulee-aage – official residence of the President of the Maldives

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Mulee-aage - official resident of the President of the Maldives

Mulee-aage  is the official residence of the President of the Maldives. Mulee-aage was built between 1914 and 1919 by King Shamsuddin III for his son and heir Prince Hassan Izzuddin. The residence is located on [...]

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Medhu Ziyaaraiy

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Medhu Ziyaaraiy Maldives

Medhu Ziyaaraiy is just opposite Hukuru Miskiy (Friday Mosque) and adjacent to the official resident of President of the Maldives Mulee-aage. Medhu Ziyaaraiy is the shrine or tomb of Abu-al Barakath Yusuf al Barbaree – [...]

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The Islamic Centre

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The Islamic Centre - Islamee Marukazu Maldives

The Islamic Centre is one of the finest landmark of the capital city,  Malé. The mosque in the Islamic Centre is named as Masjid-al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam (named after Mohamed Thakurufaanu, a Sultan and [...]

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Peoples majlis

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Peoples majlis- Maldives Parliament House

The Majlis of the Maldives or the People’s Majlis is the main legislature body of the Maldives. The Majlis is the elected by the people of the Maldives to amend and revise laws, except the [...]

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National Museum of Maldives

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National Museum of Maldives

The Maldives National Museum is located in the Sultan Park area of the capital Malé, Initially the Maldives National Museum was housed in the surviving part of the former Sultan’s Palace, which dates back to [...]

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Hukuru Miskiy – Friday Mosque

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Malé Hukuru Miskiy

Hukuru Miskiy in the capital Malé was built in 1658 AD during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandhar. The mosque was constructed over two years time, and was constructed mostly out of coral stones and [...]

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Malé fish market

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Malé fish market - Maldives attractions

Malé fish market is a significant place for the residents of the capital and near by islands. Fish is a staple food of every Maldivian and it is used widely in their dishes. Malé fish [...]

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Malé – story of the Capital

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Malé - The story of capital, Maldives

Once upon a time in Serendip (Sri Lanka) there lived a king whose favourite pastime was to bring cows from the jungle when there was a decline in their population in town. He sent strong [...]

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