Kelaa (Haa Alif Atoll)

Kelaa
ކެލާ
Island
Kelaa

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 6°57′35″N 73°12′46″E / 6.95972°N 73.21278°E / 6.95972; 73.21278Coordinates: 6°57′35″N 73°12′46″E / 6.95972°N 73.21278°E / 6.95972; 73.21278
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Thiladhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé 308.54 km (191.72 mi)
Government
  Council Kelaa Island Council
Dimensions
  Length 3.06 km (1.90 mi)
  Width 1.04 km (0.65 mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 1,200
Time zone MST (UTC+05:00)
Area code(s) 650, 20

Kelaa (Dhivehi: ކެލާ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Kelaa Island Council.

In 1934, the British established a staging post here and until the end of World War II, it functioned as the northerly counterpart to RAF Gan in the south of the country. A mosque built during the reign of Sultan Mohamed Ibn Ali (Muhammad Mohyeddine) (AD 1692-1701) of the Utheemy Dynastry still stands today as a historical place of interest on the island. This was the king who re-established the Islamic penal code.

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