Foakaidhoo
Inhabited island in Miladhummadulhu Atoll, Maldives
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Foakaidhoo (Dhivehi: ފޯކައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives.
Foakaidhoo
ފޯކައިދޫ | |
|---|---|
 Foakaidhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°19′35″N 73°08′57″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Shaviyani Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 241.2 km (149.9 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.050 km (0.652 mi) |
| • Width | 0.680 km (0.423 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,571 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
History
Foakaidhoo was one of the islands 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.
