Kaashidhoo (Kaafu Atoll)

Kaashidhoo
Island Summary
Belongs to	Kaafu Atoll
Population	1917
Length	2825m
Width	1025m
Distance from Malé	87.54 km
Administrative Information
Island Chief	Maahir

For other islands, see Kaashidhoo (disambiguation).

The remains of ancient Buddhist temples from the pre-Islamic period on the island of Kaashidhoo in the Maldives

Kaashidhoo (Dhivehi: ކާށިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll. It is located at the northern tip Malé atoll and is the fifth biggest island in the entire Maldivian archipelago. Kaashidhoo is well known for its wealth in coconut trees. It is said that there is a man from the island(his name is Sulaiman) who owns more than one thousand coconut trees.

Kaashidhoo is included in the Malé Atoll. However it is an atoll by itself geographically. For the ease of administration the island is placed under Kaafu Atoll.

Kaashidhoo Kandu

The Kaashidu Kandu, also known as 'Kardiva Channel' is the broad channel separating some of the central atolls of Maldives. The island of Kaashidu lies roughly in the middle of this channel which runs in a SW-NE direction. It appeared in old French maps as 'Courant de Caridoue'.

See also

• Kaashidhoo Bodu Kandu
• Kaashidhoo Kuda Kandu

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.