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Kumundhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

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Country
  
Distance to Malé
  
268.86 km (167.06 mi)

Administrative atoll
  
Geographic atoll
  
Thiladhummathi Atoll

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+05:00)

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Kumundhoo (Dhivehi: ކުމުންދޫ) 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 Kumundhoo, Maldives

Archaeological sites from the pre-Islamic Buddhist era is found on the island. It is in the form of a stone circle known locally as Us-Kunna, possibly the remains of an ancient buddhist stupa.

Demonstrations in Kumundhoo in 2006 was among a long line of demonstrations against the government injustice and negligence of the outer islands by the government. www.kumundhoo.com

References

Kumundhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) Wikipedia