Hodoul Island is an uninhabited
island
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in
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
, lying in the center of the Victoria port.
The island belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from
Dubai
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when the Dubai
dredger was placed in Seychelles.
History
The island was named after the
corsair
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* Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers operating from North Africa
* French corsairs, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown
Corsair may also refer to:
Arts and ...
Jean-François Hodoul. In 1875,
Dr. Henry Brooks of Seychelles rented it to store coal. He kept about 2,000 tons of coal there until 1940.
During 1995–2005, Hodoul Island served as a storage site for explosives for the Mahe port reclamation project.
In 2016, a new casino was opened on the west point of the island.
Administration
The island belongs to
English River District.
Facilities
The island has a 500 m
2 guesthouse on the east point, and a 600 m
2 casino on the west point.
Image gallery
File:Seychelles large map.jpg, Map 1
File:SC-La Riviere Anglaise.png, District Map
References
External links
infoMahe Map 2015info on the island
Islands of Mahé Islands
Uninhabited islands of Seychelles
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