Neykurendhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Neykurendhoo
Inhabited island
Neykurendhoo

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 06°32′29″N 72°58′45″E / 6.54139°N 72.97917°E / 6.54139; 72.97917Coordinates: 06°32′29″N 72°58′45″E / 6.54139°N 72.97917°E / 6.54139; 72.97917
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Thiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé 267.55 km (166.25 mi)
Dimensions
  Length 1.730 km (1.075 mi)
  Width 1.180 km (0.733 mi)
Population
  Total 2,500
Time zone MST (UTC+05:00)

Neykurendhoo (Dhivehi: ނޭކުރެންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

Neykurendhoo was among the islands severely damaged during the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives. This was during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I.


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