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Malé kotě, spalo v botě
Farma Milná Malé žně 2013
Malé české blues aneb Doprdelepráce
Axel Malé - Barcelona (Prod. Quiroga)
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PRIMEIRO SINGLE PROMOCIONAL DO PROJECTO TCHOBARI OU SEJA TCHOBOLY E SARISSARI, ESPERO SINCERAMENTE QUE VOCES GOSTEM. BEIJINHOS BEM FOFOS TCHOBARI BABY!!!
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L'aéroport de malé (Maldives) et la grande mosquée de Malé musique Sami youssef.
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Jaromír Nohavica a Robert Kuśmierski na koncertě v Divadle na Fidlovačce v Praze, 25. 3. 2012. Video je součástí internetového projektu Jaromír Nohavica - Pí...
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Farma Milná Malé žně 2013
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Malé české blues aneb Do­prdelepráce
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Axel Malé - Barcelona (Prod. Quiroga)
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Hliník - malé špinavé tajom­st­vo far­ma­ceutického priemys­lu
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Josef Laufer - Malé šípy (1969)
Josef Laufer - Malé šípy 1969 Czech Music....
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Malé kotě spalo v botě...♥♥♥(Kety)♥♥♥
Hoši a děvčata pěstu­jte koťata ...​Země je kulatá a místa je tu dost **** :o))...
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Malé-velké Zno­j­mo 1.díl - Phoenix
První díl amatérského pořadu Malé-velké Zno­j­mo Om­louváme se za tiskovou chybu v tit­ulkách ...
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Slavíme MDŽ - jeden díl ze seriálu Malé dějiny jedné rodiny
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Termální lázně Malé Bielice - rekon­strukce lázní
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UK Border Agency) Apply for a UK visa from Malé ... The British High Commission and UK Visas are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, 28 August, 2013, Maldivian applicants will be able to apply for their UK student visas and other eligible categories of visas from the ease and convenience of Malé....(size: 1.7Kb)
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Ahead of a hearing against him, former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday took refuge at the Indian high commission in Malé where, sources said, he will be given shelter for as long as he wants ... New Delhi has also made it clear to Malé that the legitimacy of the elections in the Maldives — due in ......(size: 1.6Kb)
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By Friday midnight we will take over,” Maldives President Mohamed Waheed’s press secretary Masood Imad said in Malé....(size: 1.2Kb)
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28 Nov 2012
Barely 24 hours before the Maldives government terminated GMR’s contract to operate its international airport, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday spoke to his Maldivian counterpart Abdul Samad Abdullah in “at least two phone calls” and conveyed New Delhi’s strong reservations on the proposed move ... However, Khurshid’s arguments went unheeded ... contd. PAGE. 12 ....(size: 1.7Kb)
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I f modelling keeps me on a busy mode around the year, then relaxing on sandy beaches certainly perks up my mood ... There’s nothing more tempting like unwinding by the seaside ... I’ve been to Malé before, which is a densely populated capital city of the tiny island nation of the Republic of Maldives. Falling in a tropical wet and dry climatic zone, Malé is unarguably a hot spot on the world’s leading holiday-destinations chart ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
Malé
މާލެ
—  City  —
Malé harbour
Coordinates: 4°10′31″N 73°30′32″E / 4.17528°N 73.50889°E / 4.17528; 73.50889Coordinates: 4°10′31″N 73°30′32″E / 4.17528°N 73.50889°E / 4.17528; 73.50889
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll North Malé Atoll
Government
 • Mayor Maizan Ali Maniku
Area
 • Total 5.789 km2 (2.235 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 103,693
 • Density 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)

Malé (/ˈmɑːl./; /məːle/; Dhivehi: މާލެ), is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. It is located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). It is also one of the Administrative divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located. The city was also called Mahal. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (doroshi). The Royal Palace (Gan'duvaru) was destroyed along with the picturesque forts (kotte) and bastions (buruzu) when the city was remodelled under President Ibrahim Nasir's rule after the abolition of the monarchy. However, the beautifully decorated Malé Hukuru Miskiy remains. In recent years, the island has been considerably expanded through landfilling operations. Over the years there have been many coup attempts and protests centered in Male as a result of demand for greater democracy in the Maldives.[citation needed]

Contents

Overview[link]

The Malé skyline, taken in 2005

Although Malé is geographically located in Male, Kaafu Atoll, administratively it is not considered part of it. The central part of the city is formed by Malé Island. Three more islands are part of the city. A commercial harbour is located on Malé Island. It is the heart of all commercial activities in the country.

The central island is heavily urbanized, with the built-up area taking up essentially its entire landmass. Slightly less than one third of the nation's population lives in the capital city, and the population has increased from 20,000 people in 1987 to 100,000 people in 2006. Many, if not most, Maldivians and foreign workers in Maldives find themselves in occasional short term residence on the island since it is the only entry point to the nation and the centre of all administration and bureaucracy.

Culture[link]

Male is a conservative Muslim city. Although tourists visiting the outer island resorts may feel the country is very westernized, the City of Male itself is very different.[citation needed]

Economy[link]

Maldivian, the airline of the Maldives, has its head office in Malé.[1] In addition, the airline FlyMe has its headquarters on the fifth floor of the Villa House in Malé.[2]

Climate[link]

Malé has a tropical wet and dry climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city features wet and dry seasons, with the wet season lasting from May through December and the dry season covering the remaining four months. Unlike a number of cities with this climate, Malé experiences relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year, with average high temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius. The city averages slightly more than 1600 mm of precipitation annually.

Climate data for Malé
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32
(90)
32
(90)
33
(91)
37
(99)
37
(99)
34
(93)
32
(90)
32
(90)
32
(90)
33
(91)
33
(91)
32
(90)
37
(99)
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 26
(79)
26
(79)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
28
(82)
28
(82)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
28
(82)
27
(81)
27.5
(81.5)
Record low °C (°F) 26
(79)
25
(77)
25
(77)
26
(79)
25
(77)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
Precipitation mm (inches) 46
(1.81)
18
(0.71)
23
(0.91)
58
(2.28)
178
(7.01)
295
(11.61)
226
(8.9)
198
(7.8)
160
(6.3)
185
(7.28)
140
(5.51)
86
(3.39)
1,613
(63.5)
Avg. rainy days 3 1 1 3 9 17 14 12 10 11 8 4 93
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248.0 259.9 279.0 246.0 223.2 201.0 226.3 210.8 201.0 235.6 225.0 220.1 2,775.9
Source no. 1: BBC Weather[3]
Source no. 2: Hong Kong Observatory.[4]

Subdivisions[link]

The city is divided into six divisions, four of which are on Malé Island: Henveiru, Galolhu, Maafannu and Macchangolhi. The nearby island of Vilingili, formerly a tourist resort and prior to that a prison, is the fifth division (Vilimalé). The sixth division is Hulhumalé, an artificial island settled since 2004. In addition, the airport Island Hulhule is part of the city. There are plans for creating a port island on Gulhi Falu reef.[5]

Nr. Division Area
(ha)
Population
Census 2006
Population
Density
Coordinates Remarks
1 Henveiru 59.1 23,597 39,927.2 04°10′37″S 73°30′48″E / 4.17694°S 73.51333°E / -4.17694; 73.51333 (Henveiru) Malé Island
2 Galolhu 27.6 19,414 70,340.6 ... Malé Island
3 Machchangolhi 32.6 19,580 60,061.3 ... Malé Island
4 Maafannu 75.9 29,964 39,478.3 ... Malé Island
1-4 Malé (Island) 195.2 92,555 47,415.5 04°10′28″S 73°30′34″E / 4.17444°S 73.50944°E / -4.17444; 73.50944 (Malé) Malé Island
5 Vilimalé 31.8 6,956 21,874.2 ... Villingili Island
6 Hulhumalé 200.9 2,866 1,426.6 ... artificial island
- Hulhule 151.9 1,316 866.4 ... airport island
- Gulhi Falhu - - - ... planned port island
  Malé (city) 579.8 103,693 17,884.3 04°10′28″S 73°30′34″E / 4.17444°S 73.50944°E / -4.17444; 73.50944 (Malé)  

The Island of Malé is the equal fourth most densely populated island in the world, and it is the 168th most populous island in the world. Since there is no surrounding countryside, all infrastructure has to be located in the city itself. Water is provided from desalinated ground water; the water works pumps brackish water from 50-60m deep wells in the city and desalinates that using reverse osmosis.[6] Electric power is generated in the city using diesel generators.[7] Sewage is pumped unprocessed into the sea.[8] Solid waste is transported to nearby islands, where it is used to fill in lagoons. The airport was built in this way, and currently the Thilafushi lagoon is being filled in.[9][10]

File:Male maldives skyline.jpg
The crowded skyline of Malé

Many government buildings and agencies are located on the waterfront. Malé International Airport is on adjacent Hulhule Island which includes a seaplane base for internal transportation. Several land reclamation projects have expanded the harbour.

The Islamic Centre, housing the main mosque Masjid-al-Sultan Mohammed Thakurufaanu-al-A'z'am of Malé
File:Road in male.jpg
A road in Malé, with the wall of Dharumavantha School on the right, and the old Parliament Building across the road.
Sultans Gardens Park

Etymology[link]

The name Malé is taken from the word महालय "Mahaalay" which has come from the Sanskrit language.[citation needed] The name is derived from मह maha, meaning "big" or "great" and आलय aalay meaning house.[citation needed] Generally the word Mahaalay is used for the palace of a king or capital (king's island) in Sanskrit, e.g. Mahaalay of King Asok.[11] However, the folktale below suggests a different origin of the name.

The whole island group, the Maldives, is named after its capital. The word "Maldives" means "The islands (dives) of Malé'".[12]

Origins of Malé[link]

The first settlers in the Maldive islands were Dravidian people[13] from the nearest shores, which are in the modern Indian Subcontinent and coastal Ceylon. Comparative studies of Maldivian linguistic, oral and other cultural traditions, in addition to folklore, point to a strong Dravidian influence on Maldivian society, centered in Malé, from ancient times. The people of Giraavaru, an island located in Malé Atoll (now a tourist resort, after the forced diaspora of its inhabitants) claim to descend from the first settlers of the Maldives, ancient Tamils.[14]

It is said that Giraavaru fishermen used to go regularly to a certain large sandbank (finolhu) at the southern end of their atoll to clean tuna fish after a good catch. Owing to the large amount of tuna fish offal and blood, the waters around that sandbank looked like a big pool of blood (maa ley gandeh). "Maa" (from the Sanskrit मह "Maha"), meaning big, and "Lē" meaning blood. Traditionally the first inhabitants of the Maldives, which include the Giravaru people, didn't have kings. They lived in a simple society and were ruled by local headmen. But one day a prince from the Subcontinent called Koimala arrived to Malé Atoll sailing from the North on a big ship. The people of Giraavaru spotted his vessel from afar and welcomed him. They allowed Prince Koimala to settle on that large sandbank in the midst of the waters tainted with fish blood. Trees were planted on the sandbank and it is said that the first tree that grew on it was the papaya tree. However this could refer to any tree that bears edible fruit as the archaic Dhivehi word (and Mahal word even today) for fruit was the same as that for the papaya (falhoa).[15] As time went by the local islanders accepted the rule of this Northern Prince. A palace was built and the island was formally named Maa-le (Malé), while the nearest island was named Hulhu-le.

The names of the main four wards or divisions of Malé Island are said to have been given by the aboriginal Giraavaru fishermen: Maafannu from "maa" (big) and "fannu" (a place where a village path meets the sea), Henveiru from "en-beyru" (out where fishermen got their bait), Galolhu from "galu-olhu" (stone groove) and, Macchangolhi from "mathi-angolhi" (windward path-fork).

The modern-day city was founded as a trading post by the Portuguese in the 16th century.

Sister cities[link]

See also[link]

Footnotes[link]

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Maldivian. Retrieved on 29 April 2011. "Corporate Head Office No: 26, Ameer Ahmed Magu Male' 20026, Rep Of Maldives"
  2. ^ Home. FlyMe. Retrieved on 29 April 2011. "Villa House, 5th Floor No.7, Kandidhonmanik Goalhi P.O.Box 2073, Male’, Maldives"
  3. ^ "Average Conditions Maldives". BBC Weather. May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004820. Retrieved December 10, 2009. 
  4. ^ Climatological Information for Male, Maldives, accessed 24 April 2012.
  5. ^ Gulhifalhu.com, Global Business Park Gulhi Falhu
  6. ^ Malé Water & Sewage Company Pvt Ltd. "Malé Water & Sewage FAQ". http://www.mwsc.com.mv/faqs/faq.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-12. [dead link]
  7. ^ Stelco. "Stelco Corporate Profile". http://www.stelco.com.mv/about.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12. [dead link]
  8. ^ Malé Water & Sewage Company Pvt Ltd. "Malé Water & Sewage FAQ". http://www.mwsc.com.mv/faqs/faq.shtml#a3. Retrieved 2008-11-12. [dead link]
  9. ^ United Nations Environmental Programme. "Management of Solid Waste and Sewage" (PDF). http://www.rrcap.unep.org/reports/soe/maldives_solid.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
  10. ^ Abdullah Waheed. "Gold in Garbage — the Experience from Maldives" (PDF). http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Public_Information_&_Events_vol3-1_goldingar.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-11. 
  11. ^ Vaman Shivram Apte; Sanskrit English Dictionary
  12. ^ Caldwell, Comparative Dravidian Grammar, p. 27-28
  13. ^ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom
  14. ^ Maloney, Clarence. "Maldives People". http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/iiasn5/insouasi/maloney.html. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  15. ^ A Concise Ethymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language. Hasan A. Maniku. Speedmark. Colombo 2000

References[link]

  • H. C. P. Bell, The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883, ISBN 81-206-1222-1
  • H.C.P. Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
  • H.C.P. Bell, Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint Asian Educational Services. New Delhi 2002
  • Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5

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