Maalhos (Alif Alif Atoll)
Encyclopedia
- For other islands see MaalhosMaalhosMaalhos as a place name may refer to:* Maalhos * Maalhos...
Maalhos (Dhivehi
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: މާޅޮސް) is one of the inhabited islands of Ari Atoll, belonging to the Alif Alif Atoll
Alif Alif Atoll
Northern Ari Atoll or Alifu Alifu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March 1, 1984 combining northern section of Ari Atoll, the small Rasdhukuramathi Atoll, and the isolated island of Thoddoo...
administrative division.
Maalhos is the westernmost island of the Maldives.
Archaeology
Buddhist remains have been found in Maalhos, a small porites stupaStupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
known locally as 'Mudu', and a Porites urn with Vajrayana
Vajrayana
Vajrayāna Buddhism is also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Mantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle...
inscriptions.