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Maalhos (Alif Alif Atoll)

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Country
  
Maldives

Distance to Malé
  
90.01 km (55.93 mi)

Administrative atoll
  
Alif Alif Atoll

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+05:00)

Maalhos (Alif Alif Atoll)

Maalhos (Dhivehi: މާޅޮސް) is one of the inhabited islands of Ari Atoll, belonging to the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division. Maalhos is the westernmost island of the Maldives.

Contents

Map of Malhos, Maldives

Archaeology

Buddhist remains have been found in Maalhos, a small porites stupa known locally as 'Mudu', and a Porites urn with Vajrayana inscriptions.

References

Maalhos (Alif Alif Atoll) Wikipedia