Southern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll

Southern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll

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admin_name=Noonu Atoll
atoll_name=Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi
location= 5°58' N and 5°38' N
letter=D
abbreviation=N (ނ)
capital=Manadhoo
population=14502
noofislands=71
inhabited_islands=13
atoll_chief = Faruhath Ali [http://www.atolls.gov.mv/atollchiefs.asp]
islands=Foddhoo Henbandhoo Holhudhoo Kendhikolhudhoo Kudafaree Landhoo Lhohi Maafaru Maalhendhoo Magoodhoo Manadhoo Miladhoo Velidhoo
unislands=

Southern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll or Noonu is a local administrative division of the Maldives corresponding to the southern section of Miladhunmadulhu Atoll. The capital is Manadhoo.

The Channel to the west of this atoll is called Baraveli Kandu. "Baraveli" means hermit crab in Divehi.

References

* "Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh". Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
* "Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru". Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
* Romero-Frias, Xavier. "The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom". Barcelona 1999.


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