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Bleached Corals?[edit]

Could somebody please place a picture of the bleached versus the still alive corals? This might help to understqnd the process. Thanks!

Definite article[edit]

Is the article "the" missing in some parts of the article? Most of the subtopic articles have it in their titles. 218.250.76.126 (talk) 13:13, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Use of the definite article seems to vary, although from what I can gather from official sources (the official tourism website and the website for the President's office) using it seems to be preferred. I've gone ahead and changed all references to "Maldives" to "the Maldives" except for quotes or official names. PolarManne (talk) 17:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's just bad English from media and journalists. At least we can use the World Geographical Names compiled by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names as a reference. They have two clear rules about using the definite article in country names:

No definite article should be used before Maldives, Seychelles, and Solomon Islands.
The definite article "The/the" should be used before Gambia (The Gambia), Niger (the Niger), and Sudan (the Sudan).

Link: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/ 203.46.37.2 (talk) 01:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The country's official name is the Republic of Maldives, not the Republic of the Maldives. Its constitution is called the Constitution of Maldives, not the Constitution of the Maldives. The United Nations does not use the definite article before Maldives in their official documents. However, some websites, including some local Maldivian websites, continue to use the definite article before Maldives.

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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names – World Geographical Names: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/
Republic of Maldives – The President's Office: https://presidency.gov.mv/Pages/Index/15 203.46.37.2 (talk) 10:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Health" section[edit]

The health section of this article is largely irrelevant. It should either be deleted or expanded to include more general health stats instead of a report on a single incident of a COVID outbreak from 3 years ago. Agbaxter (talk) 01:55, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2024[edit]

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Change "first lady Fazna" to "former first lady Fazna" 43.231.29.159 (talk) 04:32, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Please provide a reliable source that indicates she is not the current First Lady.--RegentsPark (comment) 16:45, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2024[edit]

"Abdullah Afeef" is mentioned in the Independence and republic section and then spelt differently in the next sentence 75.28.142.235 (talk) 00:22, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rising Sea Level[edit]

A note should be added that coral atolls are made of coral, and coral will grow to match the rise of sea level. Therefore, it is unlikely that the Maldives will be sunk by rising sea levels any time soon. 70.71.56.249 (talk) 16:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2024[edit]

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Please add the following in culture subtitle. Its missing in the english version:

Destruction of culture

In 2011, an Islamist mob destroyed a monument engraved with an image of Buddha. In 2012, 35 irreplaceable Buddhist and Hindu art objects from the National Museum of the Maldives - the oldest dating back to the 6th century BC - were destroyed by Islamists who believed they were following Islamic law. Ali Waheed, director of the National Museum, explained: “The collection has been completely, totally destroyed.” The entire pre-Islamic history was affected. Among the works destroyed were the Bohomala sculptures, the Hanuman statues and a sculpture of the Hindu water god Makara. The 'Five-Faced Man', the only remaining archaeological evidence of a Buddhist era in the Maldives, was also destroyed, irreparably damaging the country's cultural heritage. The 'Coral Stones of the Buddha' were also destroyed.

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Francis, Krishan: Maldives Museum Reopens Minus Smashed Hindu Images. (Memento vom 21. Mai 2013 im Internet Archive) Associated Press (via Abcnews.go.com) 14. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 17. Februar 2012. (englisch)
Vikas Bajaj: Vandalism at Maldives Museum Stirs Fears of Extremism. In: New York Times, 14. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 15. Februar 2012
Invaluable Hindu and Buddhist Statues Destroyed in Maldives by Extremist Islamic Group. In: chakranews.com. The Chakra News, The Chakra, 23. Februar 2012, archiviert vom Original am 25. Dezember 2012; abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2023 (englisch). 94.114.89.213 (talk) 21:30, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Wikipedia is not a newspaper. M.Bitton (talk) 02:27, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tone of Protectorate Period Subsection[edit]

The section on Maldives protectorate period features a reference in its fourth paragraph to "the wily chief minister," a bit of editorializing which, combined with having only a single citation at the end of the section, suggests that the section may simply be copying closely from a single source, and could probably use the addition of more citations. Nbhive (talk) 18:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the adjectives from both. There is no citation given and this article has been copied by other sites so many times it makes identifying a potential copyright violation difficult. It'd be best just to rewrite it fully, removing it is another option but some would take issue with removing unsourced statements without replacing them. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maldives banning Israeli passport holders from travel[edit]

I've removed this from the article, seems undue weight to belong in the history section. The more appropriate article Israel-Maldives relations is the more appropriate article for it. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:40, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]