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Landhoo
Inhabited island in Miladhummadulhu Atoll, Maldives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Landhoo (Dhivehi: ލަންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll, administrative code Noonu Atoll.
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History
Archaeology
This island has large ruins from the historical Maldivian Buddhist era. On the northwest side of the island there is an ancient mound known as "Maabadhige Haitha" by the local people. This is the ruins of a Buddhist Stupa. The diameter of the mound is 292 feet and the height is 28 feet.
The remains in this island are probably the single most important Buddhist ruins in the Northern region of the Maldives.
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Geography
The island is 188.45 km (117 mi; 102 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
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