Significant Features of the Island

Meedhoo, is one of the islands in a group of islands making the southernmost atoll of Addu which is one of the rarest naturally protected atolls in the Maldivian archipelago. Throughout its known history, Meedhoo has been the centre of learning and the birth place of renowned intellectual personalities.

Islamic renaissance heralded in this island at the return of a renowned indigenous scholar, Jamaluddeen, from long residence in Yemen to take responsibility for Islamic law and learning. After training judges in Malé, he retreated to the ancient island of Vaadhoo in Huvadhu atoll and established a small but enduring tradition of education in Islamic law which spread across the Equatorial channel into Meedhoo in Addu atoll. And Meedhoo has been responsible for passing this tradition of education into the present generation.