Shaviyani Milandhoo
Shaviyani Milandhoo satellite photo
Island summary
Belongs to	Shaviyani Atoll Capital District
Location	06°17′05"N 73°14′36"E
Area	126 hactare²
Population	2145 (2010)
Councillor	Mohamed Yasir
Facebook	Milandhoo

Milandhoo should not be confused with Miladhoo

Miladhoo (Noonu Atoll)

Miladhoo is one of the inhabited islands and a beatiful island of Noonu Atoll.Historically Miladhoo is most developed and most populous island in noonu atoll. Currently the second most populous island in noonu atoll. Miladhoo is best known as the most successful island in football in noonu atoll...

Milandhoo (Dhivehi: މިލަންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani

Shaviyani

Shaviyani may refer to:*Shaviyani Atoll, an administrative division of the Maldives.*Shaviyani, the second consonant of the Thaana abugaida used in Dhivehi....

 Atoll

Atoll

An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...

 administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives.

On 26 October 2009, Milandhoo was announced to be the new administrative capital of Shaviyani Atoll.

History

Milandhoo was an inhabited island in recent history and it is believed that the island got uninhabited during Dutch

Netherlands

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 Colonization when they attack northern islands of Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

. During those days many islands having lagoons, easy and safe for the boats to harbor

Harbor

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 have been left by their citizens and emigrated to islands difficult to use as harbor; for their own safety.

When Milandhoo was inhabited it was one of the islands having largest population in Maldives and the population was almost equal to that of Funadhoo

Funadhoo

Funadhoo as a place name may refer to:* Funadhoo * Funadhoo * Funadhoo...

. In each of two islands there more than 20 fishing dhonies and shipping lines. There were two wards in the island. Northern ward is Maakoa ward and southern ward was Ashimagu ward. Maakoa was more populated and was more inflective. Milandhoo was prefixed with Maakoa to show their power and influence. From the name Maakoa Milandhoo they intended to show that Milandhoo is Maakoa. Some historians say Milandhoo got uninhabited after the incident of “Maakoabadhavi” (maa-koa-ba-the-vi).

Milandhoo is re-inhabited by emigration of citizens of Maakandoodhoo due to environmental crisis they were facing. Milandhoo was officially announced as separate inhabited island on 20 March 2005. The island is having highest population in Shaviyani atoll with more than 2140 people. It is administrative capital of Shaviyani Atoll.

Geography

Milandhoo is located at 06°17′05″N 73°14′36″E . It is situated at eastern region of Shaviyani atoll in between Maakandoodhoo and Nalandhoo and spread across an area of 126 hector. The island has a pond

Pond

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 and a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

. They are “Rayy Kulhi” located at South West and “Sikundi Kudhi” at North West.

Rayy kulhi (in English read lake/pond) is named so because of the red colour of water due to debris of bottle gourd plants and other mangroves in the swamp and surroundings. It is comparatively smaller and sallower than Sikundi Kulhi, but is a picnic

Picnic

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 destination of many during holidays.

Sikundi Kulhi (in English prawn lake) is a place of rich biodiversity and natural beauty. The lake is named so because of large number of shrimps and prawns present in it. Length of the lake measures about 350 ft (106.7 m) while breadth is not less than 250 ft (76.2 m). Maximum depth is reported to be 5 ft (1.5 m).

Main species in the lake are shrimps and prawns. They are transparent and largest of these fishes are of 1.5 inches (38.1 mm). During rainy season more amount of prawns are fond than normal days. Barracuda and few other species of fish are also rarely found in the lake. Crabs and hermit crabs are found at the surrounding areas of the lake. Clay

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 deposited at the center of lake is used for traditional medicine. Bottle gourd plants, iron wood, sea hibiscus and mangroves and mainly found at that area while great morinda and coconut palm are rarely found.

Agriculture

The major product of agriculture in Milandhoo is plantain which is started in economic level on 2006. Now there are many farmlands in the island which ranges from 2000 sq ft (185.8 m²) to 12000 sq ft (1,114.8 m²) in sizes. Farmers get a good income by selling them to some islands of Shaviyani atoll and even Male’. Saddest thing about these farms are large and small trees are being cut for the farmlands thus leading to deforestation

Deforestation

Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a nonforest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use....

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External links

• http://www.milandhoo.net/
• http://www.milandhooonline.com/
• http://www.milandhoolive.net
• http://milandhoozuvaanun.wordpress.com/
• http://midslive.com
• http://www.mym-mya.com