Seenu Atoll

Seenu Atoll, also called Addu Atoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. Its inhabited islands are linked by causeways around a lagoon.

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Addu City: A city in the Maldives comprising the inhabited islands of Seenu Atoll. It is the main urban and administrative center across the atoll’s inhabited islands.
British military presence in the Maldives: Britain’s use of Maldivian territory for military facilities, especially during the twentieth century. Britain established an airbase on Gan during the Second World War.
Gan International Airport: An international airport on Gan Island serving the southern Maldives. It provides scheduled air access to Seenu Atoll and nearby southern islands.
Addu dialect: A regional variety of Dhivehi spoken in Addu Atoll. Its distinct vocabulary and pronunciation reflect the atoll’s regional identity.
Gan Island: An island in Seenu Atoll, Maldives, that hosts Gan International Airport. Its airport is the atoll’s main connection to the rest of the Maldives.
Royal Air Force Gan: A British Royal Air Force station on Gan Island, operated from 1957 to 1976. The base shaped employment, infrastructure, and outside contact across Addu.
Addu Link Road: A causeway and road network connecting several inhabited islands in Addu Atoll. The links allow road travel between islands that would otherwise require sea crossings.
Dhivehi: An Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Maldives. The Addu dialect is a regional form of the national language.
Hithadhoo: The largest inhabited island in Seenu Atoll and a population center of Addu City. It anchors the northern part of the atoll’s urban settlement.
Bombing of HMS Daedalus: An Italian air attack on the British seaplane carrier HMS Daedalus near Addu Atoll in 1941. The attack brought the atoll into the Indian Ocean theatre of the Second World War.