Goidhoo ( Dhivehi : ގޮއިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll , code letter "Baa".
6-401: Goidhoo as a place name may refer to: Goidhoo (Baa Atoll) (Republic of Maldives) Goidhoo (Shaviyani Atoll) (Republic of Maldives) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-512: A female African slave who had been bought by the king on his Hajj trip to Mecca was formally released from slavery and was settled in Goidhoo island. A house and a well were built for her. This African woman was called Salaamaa. She had been working for years at the palace in Malé before the ailing king released her in order to gain merit in the afterlife. The freeing of slaves before the death of
18-523: The Admiralty Chart , is separated from South Maalhosmadulhu by a six-mile-broad (9.7 km) channel. This atoll is oval in shape and small, its greatest length being 10 miles (16 km). The inner lagoon has a depth of 17 to 20 fathoms; it has a sandy bottom mixed with mud and clay. Unlike the lagoons of most small atolls of the Maldives, this lagoon is free from coral heads in its centre. In
24-585: The Admiralty charts , this atoll is named after James Horsburgh , hydrographer to the East India Company and author of the long-titled Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the interjacent Ports, compiled chiefly from original Journals and Observations made during 21 years' experience in navigating those Seas . Horsburgh's Directory was
30-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goidhoo&oldid=932848421 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Goidhoo (Baa Atoll) In the 19th century,
36-448: The owner was traditionally a common practice among the very high nobility in the Maldives. Now there are some families from Goidhoo that can trace their descendency to this African ancestor. The island is 95.69 km (59 mi; 52 nmi) northwest of the country's capital, Malé . Goidhu Island lies in a small separate atoll along with Fulhadu and Fehendhu . Goidhoo Atoll (also Goidu or Goifulhafehendhu), Horsburgh Atoll in
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