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Maldive Islands
For the modern independent state that was known as the Maldive Islands before 1968, see
Maldives
.
The
Maldives Islands
is a group of islands in the
Indian Ocean
composing today's
Republic of Maldives
and the island of
Minicoy
in the
Union Territory of Lakshadweep
of
India
.
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Maldives
Maldives
(, , or ), officially the
Republic of Maldives
(
Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya
), is an
island country
and
archipelago
in the
Indian Ocean
. It lies southwest of
India
and
Sri Lanka
in the
Laccadive Sea
. The chain of
twenty six atolls
stretches from
Ihavandhippolhu Atoll
to the
Addu Atoll
. The capital and largest city is
Malé
, traditionally called the "
King's Island
."
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