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Dhekenanfaru

  • 198 kmFrom Malé
  • NNoonu
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About Dhekenanfaru

Dhekenanfaru is an uninhabited island in Noonu Atoll (Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi), in the northern Maldives. It lies about 198 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Komandoo, about 19 km away. Noonu Atoll has 69 mapped islands: 13 inhabited and 7 resorts.

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Also mentioning Dhekenanfaru

Kirudhooni – Black-naped TernKirudhooni – Black-naped Tern

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteBolissafaruShaviyani · 950 ha · 10.3 kmDive siteOrimas ThilaNoonu · 46 ha · 13.3 km

Nearest islands

  1. KunnumalaResort island4.5 km north-west
  2. KuramaadhooUninhabited island5.4 km south
  3. GallaidhooUninhabited island6.5 km north-west
  4. OrimasvaruUninhabited island8.4 km south-east
  5. BolissafaruProtected area8.4 km north-west
  6. DholhiyadhooResort island10 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll

FohdhooHenbadhooHolhudhooKendhikulhudhooKudafariLandhooLhohiMaafaruMaalhendhooMagoodhooManadhooMiladhooVelidhooAll islands of the atoll →

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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.