The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a Muslim archipelagic state with Malé as its capital and largest city.

Where the Maldives is located in South Asia in the Indian Ocean, and the equator passes to the south, located southwest of Sri Lanka and India, and extends a chain of twenty-six atolls from the island of Ehavindahibulu in the north to the city of Addu in the south.

Where the Maldives includes approximately 1,190 coral islands collected in a double chain of 26 atolls, as the atolls are made up of living coral crevices and earth barriers, and the length of the lowest edge below sea level is 960 km that rises abruptly from the depths of the Indian Ocean.

As for its climate, the Indian Ocean has a great influence on the country as a barrier to heat, absorbing it, storing it, and slowly exporting tropical heat, and the temperature of the Maldives ranges between 24 ° C - 33 ° C, although the humidity is relatively high, and the constant cold sea breezes keep the air and heat transfer constant.

 It consists of an area of approximately 298 square kilometers (115 square miles), and the Arabs used to call it Thebes Al-Mahal or Mahdeeb, and it is likely that it was distorted and became pronounced Maldives, and Britain ruled the Maldives for 78 years as a British protectorate, and the Maldives became independent in 1965.

Where it is considered one of the most important and beautiful beaches in the world for tourism, recreation, and relaxation