Neykurendhoo
Inhabited island in Thiladhummathi Atoll, Maldives
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
ނޭކުރެންދޫ | |
|---|---|
  Neykurendhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°32′29″N 72°58′45″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 268.16 km (166.63 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.730 km (1.075 mi) |
| • Width | 1.180 km (0.733 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 641 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
History
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.
