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    The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of South...
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    The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Israel–Maldives relations refer to foreign relations between Israel and the Maldives. The countries had diplomatic relations from 1965 to 1974. From 2012...
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    On July 26, 1965, the Maldives achieved independence through an agreement signed with the United Kingdom, The Sultanate of the Maldive Islands gained independence...
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    was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for 815 years (1153–1968), with interruption. Maldives was a Buddhist kingdom until its last monarch...
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    (/ˈmɑːleɪ/, locally [ˈmaːle]; Dhivehi: މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Islam is the state religion of Maldives. The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Gānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution...
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    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...
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    Prime Minister of the Maldives was a public office in the Sultanate of the Maldives and the Republic of the Maldives. The last Prime Minister was Ahmed...
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    Several interregnums occurred in the history of the Maldives. Dynasty: Hilaalee dynasty In 1551, the brother of Mohamed III, Hasan IX became sultan. He...
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    penalties for same-sex sexual conduct and relationships. The Penal Code of the Maldives invokes Islamic Shariah Law, which punishes homosexuality, usually...
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    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...
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    January 2005 at the Wayback Machine Photos from Malé, Maldives Blog with photos and thoughts from Maldives British Foreign Office advice for the Maldives....
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  • The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the Head of Government...
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  • Islam is the state religion of Maldives. The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the...
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  • Maldives History of the Maldives Religion in the Maldives "Maldives" (PDF). "2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Maldives". 2022. "Maldives". 14...
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  • exposes Maldives 'orgy of corruption' ahead of election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-05-22. "MMPRC scandal: list of beneficiaries grows to 267". Maldives Independent...
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  • This is a timeline of History of the Maldives. Each article deals with events in Maldives in a given year. 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997...
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  • Browder, Tim J.: Maldive Islands Money, Santa Monica, 1969 Money portal Currency in Circulation, Maldives Monetary Authority Peter Cin: Maldives Banknote Collection...
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  • Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people...
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    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...
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    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...
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