{"id":547,"date":"2021-10-23T07:32:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T07:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/?post_type=display-item&#038;p=547"},"modified":"2021-12-09T09:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T09:41:52","slug":"baththeli","status":"publish","type":"display-item","link":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/?display-item=baththeli","title":{"rendered":"Baththeli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Baththeli<\/em> is the traditional Maldivian vessel purpose built to carry cargo and passengers on long distance journeys, especially between distant atolls and Male\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>baththeli<\/em> is an adaptation of the traditional Maldivian <em>dhoni<\/em>. <em>Baththelis<\/em> are larger than the traditional fishing <em>dhonis<\/em> and are powered by multiple triangular sails instead of just one. The vessels also have a sheltered cabin for passengers, and space in the hull used as a cargo hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like the traditionally, <em>dhonis<\/em>, <em>batthelis<\/em> were built with coconut wood. However, as <em>dhonis<\/em> began to be mechanised during the early 1970s, the sails on these vessels also gave way to diesel engines. With modernisation, <em>baththelis<\/em> began to lose their prominence as bigger and more spacious fiberglass <em>dhonis<\/em> with modern comforts began to be used for cargo and passenger transport. During more recent times with the introduction and access to faster and more convenient air transport from all around the country <em>baththelis <\/em>have lost their role in Maldivian marine transport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baththeli is the traditional Maldivian vessel purpose built to carry cargo and passengers on long distance journeys, especially between distant atolls and Male\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":561,"template":"","categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/display-item\/547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/display-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/display-item"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expo2020maldives.gov.mv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}