the moldive Islands

the moldive Islands



Maldives and officially the Republic of Maldives / is a country located in the continent of Asia in the Indian Ocean, and passes by the equator in the south, located southwest of Sri Lanka and India


The Maldives is a country located in the Asian continent in the Indian Ocean, and passes the equator in the south, and is located southwest of Sri Lanka and India. A chain of twenty-six atolls extends from the island of Ehvandahipu in the north to the city of Addo in the south, consisting of an area of ​​approximately 298 square kilometers (115 sq mi), and the Arabs used to call it ancient delicate time-laden or milked and it is likely that it has been distorted and become pronounced Maldives


Maldives was largely unknown to tourists until the early seventies AD. Sprinkled along the equator in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives possesses an exceptional geographical archipelago that is unique in that it is a small island



The archipelago consists of 1,190 small islands that occupy one percent of their area of ​​90,000 square kilometers. Only 185 islands are home to a population of about 300,000, while other islands are entirely used for economic purposes such as tourism and agriculture which are more widespread. Tourism accounts for 28% of GDP, and more than 60% of revenue for foreign currency

More than 90% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes. The development of tourism has promoted the overall growth of the country's economy, created direct and indirect employment opportunities and generated income in other related industries. The opening of the first tourist resorts was in 1972 AD with the resort of Bandos Island and the village of Kuramba

According to the Ministry of Tourism website, the advent of tourism in 1972 led to a shift in the Maldives economy, and a rapid transition from dependence on the fisheries sector to the tourism sector. In three and a half decades, industry became the main source of income and livelihood for the people of the Maldives

Tourism is also the country's largest foreign currency generator and largest contributor to GDP. Today there are 89 resorts in the Maldives with a clinical capacity of more than 17,000 and providing world class facilities for tourists whose annual number exceeds 600,000

The number of resorts increased from 2 to 92 between 1972 and 2007 and the number of visitors to the Maldives until 2007 AD reached more than 838,000 tourists

Practically all visitors arrive through Male 'International Airport, located on Holly Island, near the capital, Male. The airport serves a wide range of trips to India, Sri Lanka, Dubai and major airports in Southeast Asia. As well as an increasing number of charters from Europe, most flights stop in Colombo (Sri Lanka) on the way

Gan Airport, located on an atoll in southern Addo, also serves international flights to Milan several times a week

Most tourists come to the Maldives on organized trips, and stay at one of the more than 95 resorts that are a destination for honeymoon, family holidays, and holidays with friends. Tourists practice underwater sports diving. Most of them are in the three atolls near the capital, North Island Marlai Marlai, south of Ari, and there are a few other resorts in the nearby atolls





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  1. The Maldives is one of the most beautiful islands in the world, enjoying the purity of water and the softness of sand

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