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Alifu Atoll is comprised of three geographical atolls,
with Ari Atoll being one of the largest atolls in the Maldives.
The second is Rasdhoo Atoll while the third is Thoddoo Atoll
which has a reputation for agriculture, especially watermelons.
The Alifu Atoll is one of the most highly developed tourist
areas in the Maldives.
It also boasts some exceptionally exciting dive sites,
the hammerhead point in Rasdhoo Atoll, Maaya Thila in Northern
Ari Atoll which is a protected site and dive sites in the
south famous for its sighting of whale sharks.
According to archeological sites excavated on the island
in 1958, it was found that the island was an important Buddhist
centre before the country embraced Islam in 1153.
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