Lhohi (
Dhivehi: ޅޮހި) is one of the islands of
Noonu Atoll
Noonu Atoll (also known as Southern Miladhunmadulu Atoll or Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi) is an administrative division of the Maldives corresponding to the southern section of Miladhunmadulu Atoll. The capital is Manadhoo. Total population of ...
in the
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
with a population of around 900 people.
History
On Lhohi, there is a place called "hanguraama fasgandu" where the Portuguese and Maldivians fought.
Geography
The island is north of the country's capital,
Malé
Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
.
Lhohi is located near
Manadhoo, the capital of Noonu atoll. Manadhoo,
Miladhoo and
Magoodhoo are the nearest populated islands. The nearest island is a small island called Ganbilivaadhoo.
Demography
References
Islands of the Maldives
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