Foakaidhoo () is one of the inhabited islands of the

Shaviyani Atoll Shaviyani Atoll, which is known by its abbreviated name (also known as Northern Miladhunmadulu Atoll or Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi), is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the northern section of the natural Miladhunmadul ...

administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

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 Muhammad Mueenuddeen I was the sultan of the Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. ...

Geography

The island is north of the country's capital,

Malé Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...

Demography

References

External links

Information on Foakaidhoo from the Ministry of Atolls Development website
Islands of the Maldives {{Maldives-geo-stub