Foddhoo (Noonu Atoll)

Foddhoo
Inhabited island
Foddhoo

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 05°44′31″N 73°12′45″E / 5.74194°N 73.21250°E / 5.74194; 73.21250Coordinates: 05°44′31″N 73°12′45″E / 5.74194°N 73.21250°E / 5.74194; 73.21250
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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