...Islam is the state religion and almost all the islanders are Sunni Muslims, so the island has strong ties with West Asian countries, and President Gayoom graduated from Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Gan Island in Adou Atoll, at the southern tip of the country, was used by the UK as a military base under an agreement even after independence. It is located about 700 km north of Diego Garcia Island in the Chagos Archipelago, where the US military base is located, and is an important strategic point in the Indian Ocean. After the complete withdrawal of British troops in March 1976, the Soviet Union applied to lease the island, which still had airport facilities, but in 1981 the Maldivian government rejected the offer and announced its decision to develop the island as a free trade and tourist resort. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Gan Island" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イスラムが国教でほとんど全島民がスンナ派のイスラム教徒であるため,西アジア諸国とのつながりが深く,ガユーム大統領もカイロのアズハル大学出身である。 国の南端アドウ環礁のガンGan島は,独立後も協定によりイギリスが軍事基地として利用していた。アメリカの軍事基地が置かれているチャゴス諸島のディエゴ・ガルシア島の北約700kmに位置し,インド洋上の重要な戦略地点であるところから,76年3月のイギリス軍の完全撤退後,ソ連から空港施設などが残された同島の租借が申し込まれたが,81年モルジブ政府はこれを拒否し,同島を自由貿易・観光保養地として開発する決定を公表している。… ※「ガン[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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