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Berinmadhoo

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Also known as Beramundu

thumb | right | alt=This image is a simplified, color-coded map of the northern atolls of the Maldives, specifically Haa Alif Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi) and Haa Dhaalu Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi). The map displays clusters of islands and atolls, with landmasses in green, beaches or sandbanks in yellow, and shallow lagoon or reef areas in light blue. The islands are labeled with their names in either red or black text. Major inhabited islands such as Hathifushi, Hoarafushi, Thuraakunu, Uligamu, Berinmadhoo, Mulhadhoo, Ihavandhoo, Maarandhoo, Thakandhoo, Dhidhdhoo, Utheemu, Muraidh

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4 sections
Contents
  • Population Consolidation Programme
  • Resort Island
  • References
  • External links

thumb | right | alt=This image is a simplified, color-coded map of the northern atolls of the Maldives, specifically Haa Alif Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi) and Haa Dhaalu Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi). The map displays clusters of islands and atolls, with landmasses in green, beaches or sandbanks in yellow, and shallow lagoon or reef areas in light blue. The islands are labeled with their names in either red or black text. Major inhabited islands such as Hathifushi, Hoarafushi, Thuraakunu, Uligamu, Berinmadhoo, Mulhadhoo, Ihavandhoo, Maarandhoo, Thakandhoo, Dhidhdhoo, Utheemu, Muraidhoo, Baarah, Filladhoo, Vashafaru, and Kelaa are highlighted in larger red font, indicating their significance or administrative status. Smaller islands and sandbanks are labeled in smaller black text. A dashed red vertical line runs along the left edge, possibly denoting a boundary or the edge of the mapped area. At the top of the map, there is a small inset showing the position of this region within the broader Maldivian archipelago. The background is white, and the map is free of additional topographic or political details. | Map of the northern atolls of the Maldives, specifically Haa Alif Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi) and Haa Dhaalu Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi). Originally vector'ed by Hassan Waheed, Aabaadhuge of Thinadhoo island. Berinmadhoo (Dhivehi: ބެރިންމަދޫ) was one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives.Berinmadhoo people have been relocated to the island of Hoarafushi in the same atoll under a population consolidation programme. Berinmadhoo was one of the non-smoking islands of the Maldives with a hefty fine levied on anyone caught smoking.

==Population Consolidation Programme==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berinmadhoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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