Shaviyani Atoll. names. Notable exceptions
25 July 2008
Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll (code name Shaviyani Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the northern section of Miladhunmadulhu atoll located in the north of the Maldives.
NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, 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).
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