Meedhoo
Meedhoo is the oldest populated island in Addu Atoll, having been settled between 1000 and 500 BCE. Its name comes from the original Indo-Aryan settlers, the "dhoo" comes from sanskrit "dwīpa" meaning island but the meaning of "mee" is obscure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kōgaṇṇu.
Kōgaṇṇu
Cemetery
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Kōgaṇṇu is the oldest and the biggest cemetery in the Maldives. Kōgaṇṇu cemetery is located in the island of Meedhoo in Addu Atoll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hulhumeedhoo.
Hulhumeedhoo
Locality
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Hulhumeedhoo or Hulhudhoo-Meedhoo is an island located on the northeastern end of Addu City. It is the fifth largest island in the Maldives. Although Hulhumeedhoo is geographically one island, it is divided into two administrative constituencies of Addu City; Meedhoo and Hulhudhoo, which are roughly the northern half and southern half of the island respectively.
Meedhoo
- Type: Section of an island
- Description: island in Addu Atoll, Maldives
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Addu, Maldives, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Meedhoo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Meedhoo (bahin nga pulo)”
- Cebuano: “Meedhoo”
- Dhivehi: “މީދޫ”
- Dutch: “Meedhoo”
- Slovak: “Mídú”
- Swedish: “Meedhoo (del av en ö)”
- Swedish: “Meedhoo”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meedhoo”. Photo: ╚ DD╔, CC BY 2.0.