Meedhoo

Meedhoo (Dhivehi: މީދޫ) is the oldest populated island in Addu Atoll, having been settled between 1000 and 500 BCE. Its name comes from the original Indo-Aryan settlers; Meedhoo means "Big Island" in Sanskrit. The 900 year old Kōgaṇṇu Cemetery in Meedhoo is the oldest cemetery in the Maldives.