Mundoo (Laamu Atoll)


Mundoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haddhunmati Atoll. It is located in the long reef fringing the eastern side of Haddummati.

History

Archaeology

This island has large ruins from the historical Maldivian Buddhist era. The stupa, then ruinous, was excavated by H. C. P. Bell in 1923.
Nothing noteworthy was found at this site. The stupa had been much vandalized and was merely a low mound of rubble and sand. Almost all carved porites stones had been removed. Few traces of railings or steps remained.
A report was published in Bell's monograph.

Geography

The island is south of the country's capital, Malé.

Demography