Addu Cricket Team 2004
Addu youth cricket team 2004, a special invitation from President of the republic of the Maldives, they went to play in Male’ to play with Male’ Students, and this photo is taken in presidents office with Mr. President, Addu Youth team and officials, the first ever team from Addu who went to play in Male’.

Regional Development Projects Management Office (south) Ministry Of Atolls Development !
seeu hithadhoo / manage by Atoll office

I took this shot late afternoon, it was taking from zone stadium Addu !

white terns the only bird ever in maldives atoll Addu
The people of Addu are found of this little and never disturb it when it is nesting. The terns commonly nest in gardens where they lay their single egg on the branch of a breadfruit tree and rear the chick without any nest what so ever. Very often children will play with the chicks but the parent birds are not upset and even fly down to the hand to feed the young ster.

The Royal Visit

Queen Elizabaeth II visit to Addu Atoll , Maldives 1972

Her majesty The queen Elizabeth II Her Official Royal Visit to Addu Atoll Gan in15th feb 1972, in front of The Royal Medical Centre (GAN HOSPITAL), The Most valuable seconds in the past , 35 year ago today those who can't believe this moment in time ! It’s a very wonderful story and very historical document! The whole Maldivian knows specially Adduan peoples looked their naked eyes their own home ground The Royal parade!

The war monument Garden 1939-1945 GAN
the little war memorial garden in front of the bank of maldives gan branch , formar Royal Air Force , The costain office , also BFPO 180 .

The war dead of the commonwealth
In Maldives ….. 1939 -1945

The memorial on Addu Atoll .Maldives Island
Beautifully situated in front of bank of Maldives in Gan island Addu, war memorial about 1 ½ km from Gan international air port, witch attracts many sightseers, it in ½ km east of equator village (resort hotel) gan. Witch it is easily reached by road.

ADDU ATOLL is one of the most southerly of the Maldives Islands, a group of coral atolls in the Indian ocean 644 kilometers south-west of Ceylon. After the loss of Singapore additional bases in the Indian Ocean were necessary, and early in 1942 a naval base was rapidly and secretly built on Addu Atoll, and was already usable in April of the year, when the first Japanese naval raid into the Indian Ocean occurred. A Royal Air Force station also was soon established, and the island was garrisoned by units of the Indian army. India also provided the labors units for work on the airfield and defenses. Climate and other condition at first caused a very high sick rate among these men, and the remains of those who succumbed were either buried on the island of cremated.

The names of 70 men of India, who died during the years 1942 to 1944, are commemorated on a memorial witch stands on a small lawn immediately in front of the Royal Air Force head quarter at Gan. It is in the form of a rectangular stone pillar bearing on three of its faces marble panels upon witch the names are carved. On the fourth face a panel of the same marble bears an explanatory inscription in English, Hindi and Urdu. This reads:-


1939 - 1945

THOSE COMMEMORATED HERE DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

THE MORTAL REMAINS OF SOME WERE COMMITED TO FIRE AND OTHERS LIE

BURIED ELSEWHERE ON ADDU ATOLL

Naturally colourful , the zero degree Atolls !

Addu Atoll Maldive Island
Addu is roughly heart shaped measurign 10 miles from east to west 6 1/2 miles from north to south, and comprises a perimeter of long narrow islands. Composed of brocken coral shingle overlaid by coral sand a top covering of sandy hums soil from decayed vegetation. the islands are flat and low lying,generally no morthen five feet above sea level. Their coat lines are fringed with thick belts of palm trees and bushes. The island are surrounded by a reef and enclosed a deep water lagoon of 22 squre miles wich affords a good anchorage at all seasons varying in depth between 20 and 40 fathoms with a maximum tidal range of 3'.8" of the four availabe entrance, that known as gan channel between gan and willigili, having a minimum depth of 7 fathoms and safe with of 1/2 mile, is the most suitable for large vessels. The largest ship to use this entrance was RMS Queen Mary during the second World War . Addu atoll has a population of 35000 . Only five of 48 islands forming the Attol are inhabited . The people are cheerful and friendly