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Maavaidhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Coordinates: 06°30′55″N 73°03′04″E / 6.51528°N 73.05111°E / 6.51528; 73.05111
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Maavaidhoo
Maavaidhoo is located in Maldives
Maavaidhoo
Maavaidhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°30′55″N 73°03′04″E / 6.51528°N 73.05111°E / 6.51528; 73.05111
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé262.67 km (163.22 mi)
Government
 • Island ChiefAbdur-Rahman Moosa
Dimensions
 • Length0.870 km (0.541 mi)
 • Width0.600 km (0.373 mi)
Population
 • Total
525
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Maavaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާވައިދޫ) was one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. The island is no longer inhabited as its citizens were migrated to Nolhivaranfaru.

The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.