Maafaru

Maafaru is an inhabited island found in Noonu Atoll , Maldives. It is shaped like a shoe. It has a big city at the ‘heel’ of Maafaru.

Maafaru is found in noonu atoll geographically known as miladhunmadulu atoll administratively called south miladhunmadulu . the size of the island is: Lengh is 4.630 km (2.877mi) and Width is 0.630 km (0.391 mi) . 715 citizens are on the island. The island is 183.23 km (114 mi; 99 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé. In the city there are two masjids which are named Masjid Al- Noor and Masjid Al- Munavaraa. There is an international airport on the island too.

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Our island is famous because of the Maafaru international Airport. Maafaru International Airport (IATA: NMF) is an international airport located on Maafaru, one of the islands of the Noonu Atoll in Maldives. The building of the airport is part of a scheme to develop Noonu Atoll as a luxury tourist zone. The plan to construct an airport was first announced by President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom in the 2000s, and the actual construction was initiated in 2017 by his brother Abdulla Yameen who succeeded him. The building of the airport was funded by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development of United Arab Emirates which provided a grant of US$60 million. It features a 2,200-meter runway that can handle commercial aircraft the size of Airbus A320s and the Boeing 737s. It was constructed by a Singaporean contractor, Tuff Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. Test flight at the airport began on 14 August 2018.Although not completed, the airport project was inaugurated by President Abdulla Yameen on 28 August 2018.After a series of delays the airport was officially opened by Planning Minister Mohamed Aslam on 1 December 2019, allowing international flight operations at the airport to begin. The airport was built in an area that was a major nesting ground for endangered turtles as Maafaru has had a long history of being a popular nesting ground for endangered turtles. On 9 April 2019, a green sea turtle that had come to Maafaru to lay its eggs, found the newly-constructed runway of a brand new airport instead, and ended up laying her eggs on the tarmac.The turtle later died from the injuries.

Details of a famous person from the island.

Assad Abdul Ghanee N.maafaru, Vaadhee born 2 January 1976 is a Maldivian international footballer. Ghanee made his international debut in 2001, and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the team mate Ahmed Thariq, after the friendly match played between Pakistan at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team. Akram abdul gani and Anwar abdul gani are siblings.