Utheemu is famously known as the birthplace of Sultan Mohamed Thakurufaanu, who with his brothers and his companions fought an eight-year-long war to drive out the Portuguese invaders who occupied the Maldives from 1558 to 1573.

Historically, the island was uninhabited and when it was under the administration of Utheemu Gaduvaru, a royal house in Utheemu. The island was inhabited around the 19th century when the people of Dhonakulhi left their island to escape from the invasion of pirates from Malabar.

This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards to Dhapparu, formerly a separate island. In 1963 there was a shipwreck in Filladhoo.

Hassan Kaleyge who served as the Treasurer of the Kings for many sultans of the Isdhoo and Dhiyamigili Dynastries and Hussein Dahara Takurufan who was the foreign minister during Sultan Ghazi Hassan Izudeen's reign 1759–1767 are 2 notable figures of Muraidhoo.

The closest island to Minicoy is Thuraakunu. Previously, there was direct commerce between the two, and fisherman from both islands would visit each other.

There is a 130-year-old archaeological mosque called "Masjidul Thakurufaanu Mosque" commonly called "Vashafaru Baa Hukuru Miskiy" which is built from limestone rock.

Mohamed Thakurufaanu (Boduthankurufaanu), the Maldivian hero who resisted Portuguese domination in the Maldives, Mohamed Thakurufaanu's mother was an Ihavandhoo woman.

Haa Alifu. Thakandhoo looks like a potato to me. Thakandhoo is one of the inhabited islands in Haa Alif Atoll. It is geographically a part of the North end of the Thiladhunmathi Atoll in the North end of the Maldives.

The island is called Hoarasfushi, located in the Haa Alif Atoll and is shaped like a an airplane without wings but still has the tail, the airport looks like it has its own little island thats attached to the main one.

The island is shaped like the letter "C". As of 2014, the population has increased to 2000. Historically, Baarah was the island where the vessel Kalhuohfummi was built in the latter half of the 16th century.

Maarandhoo is inhabited with a population of 1077 friendly people who work together to strengthen the social spirit of the island.

The island is 327.97 km (204 mi; 177 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé. Uligan is an outpost in the northwest Indian Ocean. It is the final stop most people make on the way from Thailand before they enter the Gulf of Aden or sail directly up the Red Sea.

The island is famous for the beautiful beach that surrounds the island and a mangrove that's located in the island as well.