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.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 Meedhoo in Addu City.
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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