| Dhaalu Atoll | |
| Native Name Lang: | dv |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Corresponding geographic atoll(s) |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nilandhé Atoll Dhekunuburi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Location |
| Subdivision Name3: | 3° 20' N and 3° 03' N |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kudahuvadhoo |
| Leader Title: | Atoll Chief |
| Leader Name: | Mohamed Shafeeu http://www.atolls.gov.mv/atollchiefs.asp |
| Population Total: | 6694 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Letter code |
| Postal Code: | M |
| Postal2 Code Type: | Dhivehi letter code |
| Postal2 Code: | Dh (ދ) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Islands |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Number of islands |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 56 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Inhabited islands |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bandidhoo Gemendhoo Hulhudheli Kudahuvadhoo Maaenboodhoo Meedhoo Rinbudhoo Vaanee |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Uninhabited islands |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Aluvifushi Bodufushi Bulhalafushi Dhebaidhoo Dhoores Enboodhoofushi Faandhoo Gaadhiffushi Hiriyanfushi Hudhufusheefinolhu Hulhuvehi Issari Kandinma Kanneiyfaru Kedhigandu Kiraidhoo Lhohi Maadheli Maafushi Maagau Maléfaru Meedhuffushi Minimasgali Naibukaloabodufushi Olhuveli Thilabolhufushi Thinhuraa Uddhoo Valla Vallalhohi Velavaroo Vonmuli |
| Footnotes: | Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. |
Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu is one of the atolls of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.It stretches 23km (14miles) from east to west, and 38km (24miles) north to south. Out of a total of 56 islands, eight of the islands are inhabited, with a total population of around 6694.The capital island is Kudahuvadhoo, located at the atoll's southern tip.
Hulhudheli and Rinbudhoo (Rimbudu) islands, located to the west of this atoll, are islands traditionally renowned for the skill of their jewellers.
Opened to tourism in 1998, the atoll has become a popular location for SCUBA diving.
Some of the islands in this atoll have remains from the Buddhist period, but none of them have been properly excavated yet.