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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hulhule<br />
| native_name_lang = dv<br />
| settlement_type = District of [[Malé|Malé City]]<br />
| pushpin_map = Maldives<br />
| pushpin_relief = yes<br />
| pushpin_mapsize = 150<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|4.1875|73.5292|region:MV|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[Maldives]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Atolls of the Maldives|North Malé Atoll]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of the Maldives|Administrative atoll]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé<br />
| seat_type = Capital<br />
| parts_type = Geographic atolls<br />
| parts_style = list<br />
| leader_title = [[Administrative divisions of the Maldives#Divisions|Council]]<br />
| leader_name = Malé City Council<br />
| leader_title3 = Mayor<br />
| leader_title4 = Island Chief<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| population_total = 0<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| timezone = {{abbr|MST|Maldives Standard Time}}<br />
| utc_offset = +05:00<br />
| postal_code_type = Assigned Letter<br />
| postal2_code_type = Assigned Letter {{small|(Dhivehi)}}<br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Maldives|Area code(s)]]<br />
| blank_name_sec2 = Number of Islands<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = Inhabited<br />
| blank2_name_sec2 = Uninhabited<br />
| blank3_name_sec2 = Total<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hulhulé''' (ހުޅުލެ), located at {{coord|4|11|N|73|32|E|display=inline}}, is an island in the North [[Malé Atoll]] of the [[Maldives]] where the city's airport, [[Velana International Airport]], is located. The island has no permanent population.<ref>[http://www.isles.egov.mv/Island/?lid=2&id=444 Hulhulé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223635/http://www.isles.egov.mv/Island/?lid=2&id=444 |date=2011-07-22 }}, Isles website, official Maldives government website</ref><br />
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It is one of the islands closest to the capital island [[Malé]]. Hulhulé is considered a [[district|ward]] of Malé.<br />
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The 2.1km [[Sinamalé Bridge]] links the island with Malé. The bridge which has two car lanes and separate lanes for motorcycles, and pedestrians, opened on 30 August 2018.<br />
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==Velana International Airport==<br />
The [[Velana International Airport]] is located on this island along with some official premises, e.g. Maldivian Bureau of Meteorology. The airport is served internationally by various holiday charter flights (mostly from Europe) and several scheduled carriers including Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines. In addition to serving as an international and domestic airport, Hulhule is also home to the seaplane terminal operated by [[Trans Maldivian Airways]]. The island also serves as a hub for travellers wishing to connect to a domestic flight to the further outlying atolls, such as [[Laamu Atoll|Laamu]].<br />
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Before the airport was built, it was the home of the aboriginal [[Giraavaru people]] and other settlers who resided for convenience and agricultural purposes. People who lived in Hulhulé used to commute to Malé to sell their produce. In 1968, they were forced to abandon their ancestral home on [[Giraavaru (Kaafu Atoll)|Giraavaru]] island under an [[Islam]]ic regulation that did not recognise communities with fewer than 40 adult males who could form a [[quorum]] at the [[Friday prayer]]s.<br />
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The Giraavaru people were ferried across the atoll lagoon to Hulhulé Island. When the airport was extended, they were shifted across to Malé and housed in a few blocks in newly reclaimed areas in the [[Maafannu]] district.<br />
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== Location within Malé City ==<br />
The airport island Hulhulé is located northeast of Malé Island, between it and new artificial residential Hulhumalé Island, to which it is connected by a causeway.<br />
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==Accommodation==<br />
One hotel, the Hulhule Island Hotel, is located on the island. This hotel is more for transit passengers over-nighting as opposed to a true resort hotel.<br />
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{{Panorama<br />
| image = File:Male' Panorama as seen from Hulhule'.jpg<br />
| height = 350<br />
| alt = Male' as seen from Hulhule' ferry terminal<br />
| caption = Panorama of capital [[Malé]] as seen from Hulhule' ferry terminal<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Hulhumalé]] artificial island connected by road with Hulhulé Island<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Islands of the Maldives]]<br />
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