Equatorial Convention Centre

Equatorial Convention Centre
Equatorial Convention Centre
Location	Hithadhoo, Addu City, Maldives
Built	2011
Opened	10 November 2011
Construction cost	MRF150 Million
Theatre seating	3000 seats
Enclosed space
• Breakout/meeting	The ECC was converted into a tertiary hospital

Equatorial Convention Centre (ECC) was a convention centre located in Hithadhoo, Addu City of Maldives. It was specially built for the seventeenth SAARC summit which was held in November 2011 in Addu City and nearby Fuvahmulah island.^[1] ECC was formally opened by the President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed on November 10, 2011.^[2]

The ECC was converted into a 100-bed tertiary hospital by the Government of Maldives and was renamed to Addu Equatorial Hospital.^[3]^[4]

^ Hamdhoon, Ahmed (6 November 2011). "Convention Centre named 'Equatorial Convention Centre'". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ "Nasheed opens Equatorial Convention Centre". Miadhu News. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
^ "Equatorial Convention Centre of Addu City to be Converted into a 100-Bed Hospital". Corporate Maldives. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Contract signed to convert Addu convention centre to hospital". Maldives Independent. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.