It is one of the islands closest to the capital island Malé. Hulhulé is considered a ward of Malé.
The 2.1km Sinamalé Bridge links the island with Malé. The bridge which has two car lanes and separate lanes for motorcycles, and pedestrians, opened on 30 August 2018.
Before the airport was built, it was the home of the aboriginal Giraavaru people and other settlers who resided for convenience and agricultural purposes. People who lived in Hulhulé used to commute to Malé to sell their produce. In 1968, they were forced to abandon their ancestral home on Giraavaru island under an Islamic regulation that did not recognise communities with fewer than 40 adult males who could form a quorum at the Friday prayers.
The Giraavaru people were ferried across the atoll lagoon to Hulhulé Island. When the airport was extended, they were shifted across to Malé and housed in a few blocks in newly reclaimed areas in the Maafannu district.
Location within Malé Cityedit
The airport island Hulhulé is located northeast of Malé Island, between it and new artificial residential Hulhumalé Island, to which it is connected by a causeway.
One hotel, the Hulhule Island Hotel, is located on the island. This hotel is more for transit passengers over-nighting as opposed to a true resort hotel.
Panorama of capital Malé as seen from Hulhule' ferry terminal
See alsoedit
Hulhumalé artificial island connected by road with Hulhulé Island
hulhulé, island, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 200. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hulhule Island news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hulhule ހ ޅ ލ located at 4 11 N 73 32 E 4 183 N 73 533 E 4 183 73 533 is an island in the North Male Atoll of the Maldives where the city s airport Velana International Airport is located The island has no permanent population 1 HulhuleDistrict of Male CityHulhule Island in 2007HulhuleLocation in MaldivesCoordinates 4 11 15 N 73 31 45 E 4 1875 N 73 5292 E 4 1875 73 5292CountryMaldivesGeographic atollNorth Male AtollGovernment CouncilMale City CouncilPopulation Total0Time zoneUTC 05 00 MST It is one of the islands closest to the capital island Male Hulhule is considered a ward of Male The 2 1km Sinamale Bridge links the island with Male The bridge which has two car lanes and separate lanes for motorcycles and pedestrians opened on 30 August 2018 Contents 1 Velana International Airport 2 Location within Male City 3 Accommodation 4 See also 5 ReferencesVelana International Airport editThe Velana International Airport is located on this island along with some official premises e g Maldivian Bureau of Meteorology The airport is served internationally by various holiday charter flights mostly from Europe and several scheduled carriers including Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Airlines Emirates Qatar Airways Etihad Airways British Airways Turkish Airlines Singapore Airlines Malaysia Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines In addition to serving as an international and domestic airport Hulhule is also home to the seaplane terminal operated by Trans Maldivian Airways The island also serves as a hub for travellers wishing to connect to a domestic flight to the further outlying atolls such as Laamu Before the airport was built it was the home of the aboriginal Giraavaru people and other settlers who resided for convenience and agricultural purposes People who lived in Hulhule used to commute to Male to sell their produce In 1968 they were forced to abandon their ancestral home on Giraavaru island under an Islamic regulation that did not recognise communities with fewer than 40 adult males who could form a quorum at the Friday prayers The Giraavaru people were ferried across the atoll lagoon to Hulhule Island When the airport was extended they were shifted across to Male and housed in a few blocks in newly reclaimed areas in the Maafannu district Location within Male City editThe airport island Hulhule is located northeast of Male Island between it and new artificial residential Hulhumale Island to which it is connected by a causeway nbsp Male Hen Gal Mac Maa 5 Villingili 6 Hulhumale Gulhi Falhu 7 Hulhule Dho Fun Male Island Gal 1 Galolhu Hen 2 Henveiru Maa 3 Maafannu Mac 4 Machchangolhi not part of Male City Dho Dhoonidhoo Prison Island Fun FunadhooAccommodation editOne hotel the Hulhule Island Hotel is located on the island This hotel is more for transit passengers over nighting as opposed to a true resort hotel nbsp Panorama of capital Male as seen from Hulhule ferry terminalSee also editHulhumale artificial island connected by road with Hulhule IslandMale capital city which links a bridge to HulhuleReferences edit Hulhule Archived 2011 07 22 at the Wayback Machine Isles website official Maldives government website nbsp This Maldives location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hulhule Island amp oldid 1212094575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
