Thuraakunu (Haa Alif Atoll)

Thuraakunu (Haa Alif Atoll)

Maldives Island
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island

island=Thuraakunu
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population=627
length=900m
width=380m
male-distance=329.89km
island_chief=
phone= +960 6500035
fax= +960 6500035

Thuraakunu (Dhivehi: ތުރާކުނު) is the northern-most inhabited island in Maldives, one of the fourteen inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll.

Thuraakunu is the closest island to Minicoy. Formerly there was direct trade between both, and fishermen from both islands used to visit each other. This exchange continued even after Minicoy became part of the Indian Union after independence. However, after 1956 the Indian government forbade these visits. Now, despite the geographical proximity and ethnographic similarities, people from both islands are not allowed to meet each other.Mr. Ali Rasheedh is the present island chief.

References

* Bell, H.C.P.: The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883.

* Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84 7254 801 5

External links

* [http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=A&islandcode=A1%20&atolldhiv=Haa%20Alifu Thuraakunu] on the Ministry of Atolls Development site


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