A s*x worker (C) stages a performance to denounce what they say is abuse and social stigma against them in Madrid, Spain, October 14, 2015. Placard reads "Prostitutes are the ones that make the streets dirty". (Photo by Andrea Comas/Reuters)

Visitors walk past vintage and classic cars displayed by Bonhams auction house, during an exhibition, at the Grand Palais in Paris, Wednesday, February 4, 2015. The Grand Palais is staging an exhibition of vintage cars, to be followed by a sale of historic cars by Bonhams auction house on Thursday. (Photo by Jacques Brinon/AP Photo)

A reveller parades on stage at the annual Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society's Children's Carnival Competition at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-Of-Spain February 7, 2015. (Photo by Andrea De Silva/Reuters)

Actor Bryan Cranston engages Julia-Louis Dreyfus in a prolonged kiss as she takes the stage to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for her role in HBO's “Veep” during the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Robert The Bruce's army from The Clanranald Trust during a rehearsal for the Battle of Bannockburn re-enactment performance which will be staged at the Bannockburn Live Event in Bannockburn, the 700th anniversary of the battle, on June 27, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

A woman performs a dance during a demonstration for climate justice and against the war in Rome, Friday, March 25, 2022. Climate activists have staged a 10th series of worldwide protests to demand that leaders take stronger action against global warming. (Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP Photo)

A festival goer spins a light strip as she dances to electronic music in front of the Belleville stage during the 45th edition of the Paleo Festival, in Nyon, Switzerland, 24 July 2022. The Paleo is the largest open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland. (Photo by Valentin Flauraud/EPA/EFE)

Male is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. The city is geographically located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). Administratively, it is a city-class constituency and is governed by the Malé City Council. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located. The city was then called “Mahal”. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (doroshi).