The area of Maldives has been occupied since ancient times. Therefore it is not known who was the first to discover this nation.
They speak a language called Dhivehi. It is not widely spoken in other countries, although it is related to Sinhalese, the language of Sri Lanka.
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The official language of the Maldives is Maldivian (Dhivehi)
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There is multiple airports in Maldives, but the four International airports are located on Gan Island, Hulhule Island, Hanimaadhoo Island, and Maamigili Island.
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A random search for flights from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Male (MLE) shows:
OPTION 1: 28hr 30min via Washington Dulles (IAD) & Doha (DOH)
DFW - IAD American Airlines Flt 1962 Dep 05:25pm 22Jun,Tue/25Jun,Fri
IAD - DOH Qatar Airways Flt 052 Dep 10:50pm 22Jun,Tue/25Jun,Fri
Connecting flight wait time 6hr 45min
DOH - MLE Qatar Airways Flt 380 Dep 01:15am 24Jun,Thu/27Jun,Sun
Flight Duration: 20hr 10min; Layover Time: 8hr 20min; Total Trip Time: 28hr 30min
A random search for flights from Chennai (MAA) to Maldives (MLE) shows:
OPTION 1: 3hr 45min via Colombo (CMB)
MAA - CMB Srilankan Airlines Flt 124 Dep 09:15pm 04Mar,Thu
CMB - MLE Srilankan Airlines Flt 107 Dep 11:35pm 04Mar,Thu
Flight Duration: 2hr 45min; Layover Time: 1hr 00min; Total Trip Time: 3hr 45min
There is no direct way to say "hello" in Dhivehi. Normally, being a Muslim country, Maldivians use to the Islamic greeting "assalam alaikum" (peace be upon you); and this is followed by the Dhivehi way of saying hello, "how are you?" which is ކިހިނެތް؟ [kihineiy?] or "how is your health?" which is ހާލު ކިހިނެތް؟ [haalu kihineiy].
A random search for flights from Charlotte (CLT) to Male (MLE) shows:
OPTION 1: 32hr 55min via New York Kennedy (JFK) & Dubai (DXB)
CLT - JFK JetBlue Airways Flt 1082 Dep 06:10am 22Jun,Tue
JFK - DXB Emirates Airlines Flt 204 Dep 11:20am 22Jun,Tue
DXB - MLE Emirates Airlines Flt 654 Dep 09:45am 23Jun,Wed
Flight Duration: 28hr 01min; Layover Time: 4hr 54min; Total Trip Time: 32hr 55min
Right on the Equator, you will find that situated in the southwest of Sri Lanka, Maldives stretches 823 km from North to South and 130 km from east to west.Only 202 islands are inhabited and only 87 islands have resorts in them. Male is the capital city where 2/3 of the populations of Maldives reside.
"No prior visa is required to enter the Republic of Maldives. Entry permit will be granted to visitors on arrival at designated ports of entry."
so basically, as a Russian citizen you don't need a visa!
However, you need to have the return tickets and minimum 30$/day
It is my belief that the Maldives are under threat from coral reef bleaching ,sea level rising,depletion of fresh water supplies and global warming.
Plenty of warm sunshine, average temperature 27C, rains about three day in the month, humidity 80%. January could be one of the bests months to visit.
10hr 05min London Gatwick (LGW) to Male (MLE) by a nonstop flight operated by British Airways (Flt 2043 on Tue,Fri).
10hr 20min London Heathrow (LHR) to Male (MLE) by a nonstop flight operated by Srilankan Airlines (Flt 510 on Mon,Thu).
The average daily temperature in November is 17C
The Maldives are an archipelago made up of coral islands. They were formed by the gradual build up of coral.