Ariadhoo

Ariadhoo
uninhabited island
Ariadhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 03°28′32″N 72°51′18″E / 3.47556°N 72.85500°E / 3.47556; 72.85500
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Alif Dhaal Atoll
Distance to Malé	104 km (65 mi)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Ariadhoo (Dhivehi: އަރިއަދޫ) is one of the uninhabited islands of Alif Dhaal Atoll near Maamigili island. The name ”Ari Atoll” is also thought to originate from Ariadhoo island.

Archaeology

There are important Buddhist remains in this island, including a stupa, indicating that it was inhabited in the past.

References

• Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
• Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
• Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.

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