The cargo vessel Yaahunbaraas (also known as Fathuhul Mubaarik), c.1941. In November 1943, the vessel set out from Addu Atoll with 39 passengers and crew on its annual trading voyage to Ceylon. It was attacked by a Japanese submarine in Maldivian waters: one man was killed,

31 August 1953 — Mohamed Amin Didi, the first President of the Maldives, is escorted to Dhoonidhoo after returning from Colombo. Just ten days earlier, on 21 August 1953, a group of politicians and senior figures in Malé had deposed him, abruptly ending his seven-month presidency

#DhivehiArchives މިއީ މާލޭގައި އިހުގައި އުޅުނު ޝަޚްޞިއްޔަތެއް ކަމަށްވާ "ބޮޑާބެ" އެވެ. ބޮޑާބެގެ އަސްލު ނަމެއް ނޭނގެއެވެ. ބޮޑާބެއާ ގުޅުވައިގެން ކިޔާ ޝުކުރިއްޔާއެއްގެ ވާހަކައެއް އޮވެއެވެ. އޭނާ ލައްވައި ބުރަ މަސައްކަތެއް ކުރުވާފައި އަގެއް ނުދީ ދިން ޝުކުރިއްޔާއެއްގެ ވާހަކައެވެ.

Another trip down memory lane. Memories of home; Malé City.

🇷🇺 Russian Health Minister Saves Life Mid-flight On a Moscow–Hanoi flight, a 50-year-old passenger suffered a hypertensive crisis. The crew called for help, and by chance, Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was onboard. Murashko treated the man, stabilized him within an

Fuvahmulah — before the harbour (1990s). Fuvahmulah is one of the most ancient inhabited islands of the Maldives, home to people for millennia. Unlike most Maldivian islands, it is a one-island atoll with no protective lagoon, so boats had to land through open surf. A natural

ތަކުރުފާނު މިސްކިތުގެ ގަބުރުސްތާނުގައިވާ ދިވެހި އަދަބިއްޔާތަށް ރައިވަރު އުފަންކުރުވި ކުޅަދާނަ އަދީބު އަލްވަޒީރު ބަނޑޭރި ހަސަންމަނިކުފާނުގެ މަހާނަފުޅު. އެމަނިކުފާނު އަވަހާރަވިކަމަށް އޮތް ތާރީޚަކީ މީލާދުން 1804 ވަނަ އަހަރު. އެމަނިކުފާނަކީ އިސްދޫ ދަރިކޮޅިގެ ދިހަވަނަ ހަސަން

#DhivehiArchives A lithograph based on Carl Wilhelm Rosset’s 1885 photograph of the reception verandah at the King’s Palace in Malé, published in The Graphic on October 16, 1886. I’ve attempted to colorize this historic image, but some details, like the feyli and chairs, aren’t

Da un punto di vista differente 📸 #ForzaInter #InterSassuolo

A wardrobe that could be close to 200 years in age. 📍Hulhudhoo, Addu City

15 years ago, Dembélé used to post his pictures on Facebook, but the comments section was empty, no friends, no family, no loved ones, except for one person. That person was Moustapha Diatta, who, at just 4–5 years old, was Dembélé’s closest friend. They shared everything

Roman Coins in Thoddoo — 1958–59 Discovery In 1958–59, an excavation on the island of Thoddoo uncovered not only the ruins of a Buddhist dagaba and a buried statue, but also a cache of extraordinary small finds: a coral-stone casket containing rings and coins, nested within

#DhivehiArchives ފޯއްމުލަކާއިބެހޭ ޚާއްޞަ ޚަބަރެއް! ހިތާމަވެރި ޙާދިޘާއެއް! މިއީ 1957 ވަނަ އަހަރުގެ ޑިސެންބަރު މަހުގެ ތެރޭގައި ތިން ދުވަސް ވަންދެން ވާރޭވެހި ރަށުތެރޭގައި ތިންހަތަރު ފޫޓަށް ފެންބޮޑު ކުޑަދެކުދިން މަރުވެ، ގޯތިގެދޮރާއި، އަލައޮޅުތަކާއި ދަނޑުބިންތައް ހަލާކުވެ އެރަށުގެ

finally landed home. i thought the jacket’s design is heart-wrenching already, but when i take it off and see the hard cover’s design i just- 😢💔

This hurts my soul. Dubai should be boycotted same as Tel Aviv

Shes in a room full of billionaires and she’s using that opportunity to tell them that they’re hoarding wealth, and yall are mad? This is real activism

#DhivehiArchives މަސްދޯނީގެ އެކި ބައިތަކަށް ކިޔާ ނަން ފޮޓޯ: މެދުގަނޑުވަރު ތުއްތުމަނިއްޕުޅުގެ އަޙްމަދު ޝަފީޤު ލިޔުއްވާފައިވާ އޮޑިދޯނިފަހަރު ބަނުން ފޮތުން

This is actually real man what the fuck

The Maldives has banned people born on or after January 1st 2007 from smoking tobacco. It becomes the first country to impose a generational smoking ban.

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