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THE HISTORY - The History of Maradhu Island

Maradhu's landscape is mainly of palms trees and tropical shrubs and is rich in greenery. The island consists of small roads, close lanes, large number of closely built houses, only a few has a second floor, green vegetation surrounds most of the housing compounds, specially coconut palm and banana trees, and are regarded as part domestic agriculture.

Maradhu has three wards, the north towards Hankede is called Venbolhofushi, The central area is called Egganburi, and the South is called Valiburi, and further south is feydhuburi, now known as Maradhu-Feydhu.

Key Geographical  Indicators

Location Latitude : 00° -40' -00" N
Longitude: 73° 07' 10" E
Area : 74.90 Hectors
Length : 1575 m
Width : 500 m
Distance from Male' : 539 km

BIRDS EYE VIEW OF MARADHU ISLAND IN 1970S
 

OVERLOOKING MARADHU FROM SOUTH
 

OVERLOOKING MARADHU FROM NORTH
 
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Important places at Maradhu Island
Maradhu Island Office - Government Administrative Office for the island
Irushadhiyya School - The Secondary School - Main Secondary School of the island
Goadhiyya Slipway - Main Slipway in the atoll.
Maradhu Harbor - Witness the tired less activities of the islands  fishermen and the supply ships as well as MIFCO Collector Vessels.
Maamiskiy - The oldest mosque in the island which also houses the largest cemetery at Maradhu.
Dhandivara Miskiy - a mosque which houses some of the most respected Ziyarai' cemetery in the island.
 
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Quick Facts of Maradhu
Land Use
Number of Boundary Marked House Plots 459
Number of Houses Boundary NOT Marked 12
Fully Built Households 458
Household NOT Fully Built 1
Number of Plots Available from Unoccupied Land  
Mosques (Ladies) 1
Mosques (Gents) 6
Water and Sewerage
Rain Water Tanks (Public) 4
Rain Water Tanks (Private) 414
Number of Houses with Toilets 362
Number of Houses with Ground Water Wells 458
Number of Houses with Water Pumps 123
Sewerage System Connected to Sea No
Well Water Quality Bad
 

Useful Numbers

Island Office

Phone : 6890096

Fax: 6890665

 
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