The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of South...

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the...

and election results in the Maldives. Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected directly...

independence of Maldives from British rule in 1966. India was one of the first nations to recognise Maldives' independence. Since then, India and Maldives have developed...

On July 26, 1965, the Maldives achieved independence through an agreement signed with the United Kingdom, The Sultanate of the Maldive Islands gained independence...

The Sultanate of Maldive Islands was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for 815 years (1153–1968), with one interruption from 1953–1954...

Utheemu Dynasty Maldives was turned into a Sultanate in 1153 when the Buddhist King Dhovemi converted to Islam. Prior to that the Maldives was a Buddhist...

Maldives has been known by many different names during its long history of more than two thousand years. Although several different names are given, the...

Islam is the state religion of Maldives. The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Gānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution...

which the early history of the Maldives is studied). The Tarikh chronicles however, calls this king Sultan Muhammad al-Adil which is probably the Muslim...

Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical...

penalties for same-sex sexual conduct and relationships. The Penal Code of the Maldives invokes Islamic Shariah Law, which punishes homosexuality, usually...

Politics of the Maldives History of the Maldives List of sultans of the Maldives List of head of state of the Maldives Vice President of the Maldives First...

January 2005 at the Wayback Machine Photos from Malé, Maldives Blog with photos and thoughts from Maldives British Foreign Office advice for the Maldives....

Islam is the state religion of Maldives. The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution...

The Maldives are formed by 20 natural atolls, along with a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10′ North...

Several interregnums occurred in the history of the Maldives. Dynasty: Hilaalee dynasty In 1551, the brother of Mohamed III, Hasan IX became sultan. He...

kick taken by Ali Ashfaq, winning the SAFF Championship for Maldives for the first time in their history. Maldives won the SAFF Championship by scoring nine...

between the People's Republic of China and the Maldives were established in 1972. China has an embassy in Malé which opened in November 2011, and the Maldives...

The largest ethnic group is Dhivehin, native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands comprising today's Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy...

This is a list of heads of state of the Maldives. At first, Maldives was a matriarchal society with each atoll ruled by a chief queen according to some...

The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the Head of Government...

The position of United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives has existed since 1949. Sri Lanka–United States relations and Maldives–United States...

Israel–Maldives relations refer to foreign relations between Israel and the Maldives. The countries had diplomatic relations from 1965 to 1974. From 2012...

interest in the archaeological remains of early cultures on the Maldives began with the work of H. C. P. Bell, a British commissioner of the Ceylon Civil...

about India-Maldives relations and travel boycotts against the Maldives by Indians. 10 January: The website of the Juvenile Court of the Maldives is attacked...

survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Maldives. The Maldive Islands are located in the Indian Ocean and are formed by a double chain of twenty-six...

The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the...

Hilaalee dynasty was one of the earlier Muslim (later christian) ruling-dynasties of the history of the Maldives. It ruled the country from 1388 to 1573...

Maldives History of the Maldives Religion in the Maldives "Maldives" (PDF). "2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Maldives". 2022. "Maldives". 14...