Foddhoo (Noonu Atoll)
| Foddhoo | |
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| Inhabited island | |
|   Foddhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 05°44′31″N 73°12′45″E / 5.74194°N 73.21250°ECoordinates: 05°44′31″N 73°12′45″E / 5.74194°N 73.21250°E | |
| Country | Maldives | 
| Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll | 
| Administrative atoll | Southern Miladhunmadulu | 
| Distance to Malé | 176.18 km (109.47 mi) | 
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.780 km (0.485 mi) | 
| • Width | 0.430 km (0.267 mi) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 445 | 
| Time zone | MST (UTC+05:00) | 
Foddhoo (Dhivehi: ފޮއްދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll. The island is named after the Fonga Gas (tree) which was one of a king in the world. It was visited by many foreign traveler, and the island's Feili (a cloth worn by Maldivians) was known as Dhera Feili.
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