Thilafushi
Sign in to saveThilafushi () is an artificial island created by a government decision in 1991 as a municipal landfill situated to the west of Malé, and is located between Kaafu Atoll's Giraavaru and Gulhifalhu of the Maldives.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thilafushi
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- dv
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Malé City
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- Thilafushi
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- Maldives
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- y
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
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- Location in Maldives
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Maldives
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Geographic atoll
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Administrative atoll
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kaafu Atoll
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Distance to Malé
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.parts_type
- Geographic atolls
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Thilafushi () is an artificial island created by a government decision in 1991 as a municipal landfill situated to the west of Malé, and is located between Kaafu Atoll's Giraavaru and Gulhifalhu of the Maldives.
==History== thumb|left|255x255px|Thilafushi|alt= Thilafushi originally was a lagoon called "Thilafalhu" with a length of 7 km and a width of 200 metres at the shallowest regions. It came into existence following a series of discussions and efforts to resolve Malé's garbage predicament during the early 1990s. The decision to reclaim Thilafalhu as a landfill was made on 5 December 1991.