Encyclopedia - Atoll: Encyclopedia - Atoll
An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - History
Western interest in the archaeological remains of early cultures on Maldives began with the work of H.C.P. Bell, a British commissioner o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldivian Rufiyaa: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldivian Rufiyaa - History
The earliest form of currency used in the Maldives was cowry shells (Cypraea moneta) and historical accounts of travelers indicate that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldivian Rufiyaa: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldivian Rufiyaa - History
The earliest form of currency used in the Maldives was cowry shells (Cypraea moneta) and historical accounts of travelers indicate that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atoll: Encyclopedia Ii - Atoll - Formation
Charles Darwin published an explanation for the creation of coral atolls in the South Pacific (Darwin, 1842) based upon observations made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom: Encyclopedia Ii - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - Early And Personal Life
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is the son of Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim (Maafaiygey Dhon Seedhi) and Khadheeja Moosa. His father had 25 children by 8 dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - Reform Activities
The Black Friday demonstration was associated with the reform activities started in 2003 following the death of Evan Naseem. His death an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - History
Western interest in the archaeological remains of early cultures on Maldives began with the work of H.C.P. Bell, a British commissioner o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaumii Salaam: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaumii Salaam - History
Until 1948, a melody without lyrics called the 'Salaamathi' was performed by a royal band on state occasions at the 'Etherekoilu', the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - History
Western interest in the archaeological remains of early cultures on Maldives began with the work of H.C.P. Bell, a British commissioner o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Writing Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Writing Systems - Segmental Scripts
A segmental script has graphemes which represent the phonemes (basic unit of sound) of a language. Note that there need not be (and rarel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of The Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of The Maldives - History
The very first Maldivian flag was predominantly red in color and was used by the Sultans until the beginning of the 20th Century. It had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Official Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Official Languages - Official Languages Of Sovereign Countries
Afrikaans: South Africa (with English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) Albanian: Albania M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Languages By Writing System: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Languages By Writing System - Munda Scripts
List of languages by writing system - Sorang Sompeng. Sora List of languages by writing system - Ol Cemet'. Santali List of lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Judiciary
Ustaz Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim, the present chief justice of Maldives is from Fuvahmulah. Maldives - Maldives and the Indian Ocean Commis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Demographics
The Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of the cultures of peoples who settled on the islands, reinforced by religion and language. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Geography
Maldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum altitude of only 2.3 metres. Although there have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Atolls
Maldives has 26 natural atolls which have been divided into 20 administrative atolls and one city. [3] The northern most atoll is Haa Ali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom: Encyclopedia Ii - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - Career And Politics
Before returning to Maldives, after his studies, Gayoom worked in American University in Cairo in 1967 and Ahmadu Bello university in Kan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Judiciary
Ustaz Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim, the present chief justice of Maldives is from Fuvahmulah. Maldives - Maldives and the Indian Ocean Commis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Atolls
Maldives has 26 natural atolls which have been divided into 20 administrative atolls and one city. [3] The northern most atoll is Haa Ali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Geography
Maldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum altitude of only 2.3 metres. Although there have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Demographics
The Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of the cultures of peoples who settled on the islands, reinforced by religion and language. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Politics
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was first elected president in 1978 and has retained power since, ruling in an authoritarian manner. He has survived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - The Economy
Maldives - Fisheries. The Maldivian economy was for many centuries, entirely dependent on fishing and other marine products; therefore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Politics
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was first elected president in 1978 and has retained power since, ruling in an authoritarian manner. He has survived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom: Encyclopedia Ii - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - Presidency
As Ibrahim Nasir's second term was coming to an end, he wanted someone else running for the presidency. In June 1978 Citizen's Majlis was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom: Encyclopedia Ii - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - Criticism
Gayoom has been harshly criticized by many for his autocratic rule, and he is widely considered to be a dictator and has been accused of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom: Encyclopedia Ii - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - Education
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom acquired his education from Al-Azhar University of Egypt. He went to Eygypt in March 1950 when he was 12. In Egypt h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - Crackdown
As the calling for Gayoom's resignation got louder and stronger, few pro-government people gathered to Republican Square. Some of them we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Writing Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Writing Systems - Syllabaries
In a syllabary, graphemes represent syllables or moras. (Note that the 19th century term syllabics usually referred to abugidas rather th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - The Economy
Maldives - Fisheries. The Maldivian economy was for many centuries, entirely dependent on fishing and other marine products; therefore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Politics
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was first elected president in 1978 and has retained power since, ruling in an authoritarian manner. He has survived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Writing Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Writing Systems - Logographic Writing Systems
In logographic writing systems, glyphs represents words or morphemes (meaningful components of words, as in mean-ing-ful), rather than ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Writing Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Writing Systems - Pictographic/ideographic Writing Systems
Ideographic scripts (in which graphemes are ideograms representing concepts or ideas, rather than a specific word in a language), and pic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Official Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Official Languages - Official Languages At The Level Of State Or Provincial Unit Only
Aranese see Occitan Basque: Basque Country (with Spanish) Navarre (with Spanish) Cantonese: Hong Kong (spoken de facto, with English a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Atolls
Maldives has 26 natural atolls which have been divided into 20 administrative atolls and one city. [2] The northern most atoll is Haa Ali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Geography
Maldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum altitude of only 2.3 metres. Although there have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - Demonstration
When police summoned Mr. Mohamed Yoosuf, a few reform activists decided to gather near Republican Square to inquire about Yoosuf's detent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - State Of Emergency
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom declared State of Emergency in Malé and nearby islands, pursuant to powers vested in him by Section 144 o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - Local Media Reporting
Both Television Maldives (TVM) and Voice of Maldives (VOM), controlled by the government, initially did not report the event as a major e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Friday Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Friday Maldives - Detention Of The Reformists
On the afternoon of August 12, 2004, a blacklisted reformist, Mr. Mohamed Yoosuf (Fulhu), was summoned to NSS headquarters. He was detain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atoll: Encyclopedia Ii - Atoll - Distribution And Size
The distribution of atolls around the globe is instructive: most of the world's atolls are in the Pacific Ocean (with concentrations in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Demographics
The Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of the cultures of peoples who settled on the islands, reinforced by religion and language. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldivian Rufiyaa: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldivian Rufiyaa - Overview
The most commonly used symbols for the rufiyaa are MRF and Rf. The ISO 4217 code for Maldivian rufiyaa is MVR. One rufiyaa is equal to 10...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Maldives - Economy
Maldives - Fisheries. The Maldivian economy was for many centuries, entirely dependent on fishing and other marine products; therefore ...   » Read the article