The Maldives: a first overview from Malé
The capital, location, language and currency offer a starting point for getting your bearings. Flights and other practical details need to be checked for the latest information.
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Malé is the capital of the Maldives and is located in Kaafu Atoll. Available information establishes its location and role as a point of reference, but does not describe current routes or services.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of the Maldives.
- Located in Kaafu Atoll.
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Maldivas · Wikidata
- Maldivas · Wikidata
- Maldives · World Countries — mledoze
- Maldives · World Bank Open Data
- Maldives · DBpedia
- Malé · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Male · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Malé, Maldives · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Malé International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Malé International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Malé · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q9347
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 07/10/2026