The famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta described the Maldives as «one of the wonders of the world». The Maldives archipelago consists of 1190 coral islands scattered throughout the equator at the Indian Ocean. The largest city and the capital of the Republic of Maldives is a male with a population of 103,693 people.
Sun, sand and sea. These three «components» of a happy vacation attract tourists from all over the world to these little islands. Many newlyweds buy tours to the Maldives and spend their honeymoon there.
Popular tourist attractions in the Maldives are:
The Mosque of Great Friday — this grandiose monument of architecture of past times was built by Sultan Ibrahim Iskander in 1656. The mosque accommodates 5 thousand people.
National Museum is one of the main tourist attractions of the country. He is located in Sultan Park, which was part of the Sultan Palace. The museum contains artifacts of the pre -Islamic era and objects dating back to the time of the supremacy of Islamic monarchs.
Art Gallery Art Gallery — located in the east of Sultan Park, in one of the oldest buildings of the Maldives.
Beautiful beaches — the Maldives are generously gifted with nature beaches, on which coconut palm trees and tropical plants grow in many.
