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Faridhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

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Country
  
Maldives

Distance to Malé
  
292.11 km (181.51 mi)

Administrative atoll
  
Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Geographic atoll
  
Thiladhummathi Atoll

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+05:00)

Faridhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Faridhoo (Dhivehi: ފަރިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

Map of Faridhoo, Maldives

Faridhoo has the highest natural point in the Maldives at 3m above sea level. This makes the Maldives the country with the lowest highest point. It is believed that Buddhist ruins from the pre-Islamic era are buried at this site.

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Faridhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) Wikipedia