Hoarafushi (Haa Alif Atoll)
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Hoarafushi is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll
and geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu ( http://ihavandhoo.com ), Atoll in the Maldives
. It is named after the Great Frigatebird
, known as the hoara bird in the Maldives, which used to be seen there.
It is one of the northernmost islands of the Maldives. The people who live in Hoarafushi claim to have originated from Gudhanfushi, a vanished island adjacent to Huvahandhoo. The population moved to Huvuhandhoo as Gudhanfushi eroded away. They later moved again to Hoarafushi.
The new settlers called the island both Huvarafushi and Hoarafushi. Hathifushi Kaannaa Kaleygefaan was buried at the Kuda mosque
of this island. He died on the 25 Safar
1338 (November 1919). In 1206 A.H., during the reign of King Hassan Nuraddheen, the royal Bodu Ban'deyri was Hathifushi Mohamed Handheygiri. It is also said to be that the Huyy Ali Didi the (first poet of the Maldives) was buried at same cemetery.
So far six non-governmental organization have formed on Hoarafushi: Association for the Development and Solidarity of Hoarafushi (ADSH), Hoarafushi Sports Club, Hoarafushi Zuvaanunge Jamiyya, Past Student Association of Haa Alif Atoll School, Hoarafushi Advancement Society and Friends and Native Society.
Horafushi has produced a number of Maldivian citizens, ranging from engineering to music to poetry to politics. They include Abdulla Hamza (the person who invented the hand operating fan), Adam Saleem (a famous poet) , Nasrullah Abdulwahid, A profesional banker & financial analyst Mohamed Murshid who tried to assassinate then-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
also was a citizen of Hoarafushi.
Haa Alif Atoll
Haa Alif Atoll - officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi is the northernmost administrative division of the Maldives....
and geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu ( http://ihavandhoo.com ), Atoll in the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. It is named after the Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird
The Great Frigatebird is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic....
, known as the hoara bird in the Maldives, which used to be seen there.
It is one of the northernmost islands of the Maldives. The people who live in Hoarafushi claim to have originated from Gudhanfushi, a vanished island adjacent to Huvahandhoo. The population moved to Huvuhandhoo as Gudhanfushi eroded away. They later moved again to Hoarafushi.
The new settlers called the island both Huvarafushi and Hoarafushi. Hathifushi Kaannaa Kaleygefaan was buried at the Kuda mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
of this island. He died on the 25 Safar
Safar
Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar.The root of the name, صفر ṣafr, has three basic areas of meaning: 1) whistle, hiss, chirp; 2) be yellow, pale ; 3) to be empty, devoid, vacant...
1338 (November 1919). In 1206 A.H., during the reign of King Hassan Nuraddheen, the royal Bodu Ban'deyri was Hathifushi Mohamed Handheygiri. It is also said to be that the Huyy Ali Didi the (first poet of the Maldives) was buried at same cemetery.
So far six non-governmental organization have formed on Hoarafushi: Association for the Development and Solidarity of Hoarafushi (ADSH), Hoarafushi Sports Club, Hoarafushi Zuvaanunge Jamiyya, Past Student Association of Haa Alif Atoll School, Hoarafushi Advancement Society and Friends and Native Society.
Horafushi has produced a number of Maldivian citizens, ranging from engineering to music to poetry to politics. They include Abdulla Hamza (the person who invented the hand operating fan), Adam Saleem (a famous poet) , Nasrullah Abdulwahid, A profesional banker & financial analyst Mohamed Murshid who tried to assassinate then-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Transport, he was nominated as President by the Majlis of the Maldives and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir on November 11, 1978. He eventually became the longest-ruling head of government in Asia...
also was a citizen of Hoarafushi.