Hulhumeedhoo
Sign in to saveHulhumeedhoo (Dhivehi: ހުޅުމީދޫ) 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. The name Hulhumeedhoo is an amalgamation of Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Maldives
- Located in
- Maldives
- Elevation
- 2
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Image
- Hulhumeedhoo satellite image.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Meedhoo
- Hulhudhoo
- Geography
- History
- Education
- Landmarks
- Beaches
- Medhebandharo
- Kilhi
- Wildfires
- Total Demography
- References
- External links
Hulhumeedhoo (Dhivehi: ހުޅުމީދޫ) 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. The name Hulhumeedhoo is an amalgamation of Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo.
== Meedhoo == Meedhoo (Dhivehi: މީދޫ) 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.
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