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Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi

Islands of Noonu Atoll

Noonu Atoll, the administrative atoll formed from Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi in the northern Maldives, has 69 mapped islands. Its capital is Manadhoo.

  • 69Islands
  • 13Inhabited
  • 7Resorts

Noonu Atoll

Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi · 69 islands, 13 inhabited
FohdhooފޮއްދޫInhabited islandHenbadhooހެނބަދޫInhabited islandHolhudhooހޮޅުދޫInhabited islandKendhikulhudhooކެނދިކުޅުދޫInhabited islandKudafariނ.ކުޑަފަރިInhabited islandLandhooލަންދޫInhabited island2LhohiޅޮހިInhabited island17MaafaruމާފަރުInhabited islandMaalhendhooމާޅެންދޫInhabited island5MagoodhooމަގޫދޫInhabited islandManadhooމަނަދޫInhabited island1★MiladhooމިލަދޫInhabited islandVelidhooވެލިދޫInhabited islandHuivaniResort islandHuvandhumaavattaruResort islandKudafunafaruResort islandKunnumalaResort islandMedhafushiResort islandMedhufaruResort islandRandheliResort islandBandaidhidhdhooUninhabited islandBodufushi falhuUninhabited islandBodulhaimendhooUninhabited islandBomasdhooUninhabited islandBurehifasdhooUninhabited islandDheefuramUninhabited islandDhekenanfaruUninhabited islandDhelibe ruh elhihuraaUninhabited islandDhigurahUninhabited islandDhonaeri kandoodhooUninhabited islandEhdhuffaru mairahUninhabited islandFarumuliUninhabited islandFelivaruUninhabited islandFushivelavaruUninhabited islandGoanbilivaadhooUninhabited islandHolhumeedhooUninhabited islandHulhuhdhooUninhabited islandInguraidhooUninhabited islandKaalhugemendhooUninhabited islandKafakomandooUninhabited islandKalaidhooUninhabited islandKandinmaahuraaUninhabited islandKarinmaUninhabited islandKarinmavattaruUninhabited islandKedhivaruUninhabited islandKudafushiUninhabited islandKudarah kudarahSandbankKuramaadhooUninhabited islandKuredhivaruUninhabited islandLoafaruUninhabited islandMaafunafaruUninhabited islandMaakanaafushiUninhabited islandMaakurehdhooUninhabited islandMaavahdhooUninhabited islandMinaavaruUninhabited islandOrimasvaruUninhabited islandOrivaruUninhabited islandOrivarukudarahUninhabited islandRaafushiUninhabited islandRaalhulaakolhuUninhabited islandThanburudhooUninhabited islandThanburudhuffushiUninhabited islandTholhendhooUninhabited islandThoshigandukolhuUninhabited islandVavathiUninhabited islandVihafarufinolhuUninhabited islandEkulhivaruProposed resortFohdhipparuProtected areaMaavelavaruProposed resort

Species recorded in Noonu Atoll 20

Yellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – KaramanaYellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – KaramanaDark-branded Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)Dark-branded Bushbrown (Mycalesis mineus)Acropora gemmiferaAcropora gemmiferaSonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahSonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahWandering Midget – Agriocnemis pygmaeaWandering Midget – Agriocnemis pygmaeaIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyTramea basilaris (Keyhole Glider)Tramea basilaris (Keyhole Glider)Geograpsus grayi (Little Nipper)Geograpsus grayi (Little Nipper)Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) in the MaldivesBreadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) in the MaldivesBrown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifexBrown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifexParaleptuca Crassipes – thick-legged fiddler crabParaleptuca Crassipes – thick-legged fiddler crabWandering Glider – DhondhooniWandering Glider – DhondhooniPantala flavescensChalky PercherChalky PercherDiplacodes trivialisOrthetrum Sabina – Valhu MunnyamaOrthetrum Sabina – Valhu MunnyamaSmall-leaved Orange Mangrove – KandooSmall-leaved Orange Mangrove – KandooBruguiera cylindricaTetragonal Fiddler CrabTetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragononIpomoea Quamoclit -Thari Maa ތަރިމާIpomoea Quamoclit -Thari Maa ތަރިމާBullet Wood – Moonima މޫނިމާBullet Wood – Moonima މޫނިމާAlocasia macrorrhizos – Ala އަލަAlocasia macrorrhizos – Ala އަލަBeach Morning Glory -ThanburuBeach Morning Glory -Thanburu

Also mentioning Noonu Atoll

Kirudhooni – Black-naped TernKirudhooni – Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaPocillopora meandrinaPocillopora meandrinaMaakashikeyo – Pandanus odoratissimusMaakashikeyo – Pandanus odoratissimus

Dive sites & protected areas in Noonu Atoll

Mangrove & wetlandBodulhaimendhooNoonu · 320 haIsland reserveFohdhipparu FinolhuNoonu · 321 haMangrove & wetlandKendhikulhudhoo Mangrove AreaNoonu · 510 haDive siteOrimas ThilaNoonu · 46 ha

Island data: Wikidata (CC0) and the island register used by the Dhiveshi almanac; population from the Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014, 2022) where available. Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, satellite imagery © Esri. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are credited with their author and licence.