Maradhoo-Feydhoo
Maradhoo-Feydhoo is a district of Addu City, in the Maldives. The district borders the district of Maradhoo to the north, as they both share the same natural island, and the district of Feydhoo to the south. After Addu City became a city, Maradhoo-Feydhoo was extended to include the previous administrative island and a part of Feydhoo.
The district has a village known as Feydhooburi. People still often refer to this village by the district's name.
History
Prior to relocation in 1957, the area that is currently administered as Maradhoo-Feydhoo was forestlands on Maradhoo island.Originally inhabitants of Feydhoo, the families of present-day Maradhoo-Feydhoo, have inhabited Addu for centuries. Local tales and writing, as well as more formal recorded history, are indicative of intermarriages between families of Meedhoo island and those of Feydhoo. A Feydhoo island chief during the mid 1800s, Katheeb Kaleyge married Karankaleyge Mariyam, who is a descendant of Sultan Ali VII of the short-lived Isdhoo dynasty.
A 'Feydhoo Ganduvaru' is also said to have existed, occupied by the family of one of Prince Abdulla's wives. Due to the prince's numerous marriages in the southern atolls, it is likely that this claim may have some merit.
Traditionally, all islands in the Maldives have been ruled by an island chief, or Katheeb, with authority vested by the Sultan to allocate land, adjudicate in disputes, lead prayer congregations and administer basic education. While not officially a hereditary position, in Feydhoo and later Maradhoo-Feydhoo, the position had been held by the same family for over two hundred years before the position was abolished countrywide by the Decentralisation Act in 2010, establishing democratically elected local councils for cities and rural areas.
Relocation for British Airforce Base
The inhabitants of Feydhoo island were transferred to neighbouring Maradhoo island under orders from the central government in Malé during the early 1970s so that the natives of Gan island could inhabit Feydhoo. This was part of then Prime Minister Ahmed Zaki's negotiations with British colonial powers, who had established a military base in the atoll.
The move was immensely unpopular with island inhabitants, and Feydhoo's chief magistrate at the time Ibrahin Futa was detained by soldiers from the capital city. According to oral sources, Feydhoo residents were forcibly placed on boats and transferred to Maradhoo.
Those people were placed in the houses of Maradhoo inhabitants, and given handsome food rations by the Royal Air Force, before half the island was given to them. This area was later named Maradhoo-Feydhoo; a separate island office was built, and those relocated by the government were given lands in compensation.
Maradhoo-Feydhoo is today a district of the greater Addu City region, the second most populous urban centre in the Maldives.
Geography
The district has a size of 0.103 km2of this, 0.25 are on the island of Maradhoo with a population of 1100,
0.673 are on the island of Feydhoo,
and 0.13 are on islands between them.
Sports
Maradhoo-Feydhoo is Home to many Sports Football, Futsal, Handball, Badminton| Clubs and Associations | Founded | Status |
| MAFSEA | 2004 | Hiatus |
| Dynamo | 2008 | Hiatus |
| United Maradhoo Feydhoo Sports Club | 2016 | Active |
United Maradhoo-Feydhoo Sports Club
United Maradhoo-Feydhoo Sports Club is Maldivian Sports Club based in Maradhoo-Feydhoo, Addu City, Maldives. The team competes in Golden Futsal Challenge, The Top Tier of the Maldivian Futsal Cup. Founded in 2016. Registerd in 2025History
Football in Maradhoo-Feydhoo began as informal matches between neighborhoods and schools, often played on sandy grounds. In the 1980s–1990s, island football culture started to grow when young men began forming more organized teams to compete against other islands in Addu Atoll.Players
Squad
The following players are all-time Maradhoo-Feydhoo Squad ListCaps and goals are correct ''02 December 2025,''