Maabaidhoo (Laamu Atoll)

Maabaidhoo
Inhabited island
Maabaidhoo

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 02°01′45″N 73°31′55″E / 2.02917°N 73.53194°E / 2.02917; 73.53194Coordinates: 02°01′45″N 73°31′55″E / 2.02917°N 73.53194°E / 2.02917; 73.53194
Country Maldives
Administrative atoll Laamu Atoll
Distance to Malé 235.01 km (146.03 mi)
Government
  Island Chief Ali Firaagu moosa
Dimensions
  Length 1.525 km (0.948 mi)
  Width 0.500 km (0.311 mi)
Population
  Total 881
Time zone MST (UTC+05:00)

Maabaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާބައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll, Medhu-dekunu Province.

It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern and mid-Maldivian speech. Kadhdhoo Airport is situated on a nearby island.


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