title: Hodoul Island
text: # Hodoul Island
  
  Hodoul Island is an uninhabited island in Seychelles, lying in the center of the Victoria port. The island belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from Dubai when the Dubai dredger was placed in Seychelles.
  
  ## History
  
  The island was named after the corsair Jean-François Hodoul. In 1875, Dr. Henry Brooks of Seychelles rented it to store coal. He kept about 2,000 tons of coal there until 1940.
  
  During 1995–2005, Hodoul Island served as a storage site for explosives for the Mahe port reclamation project.
  
  In 2016, a new casino was opened on the west point of the island.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The island belongs to English River District.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  The island has a 500 $m^2$ guesthouse on the east point, and a 600 $m^2$ casino on the west point.
  
  ## Image gallery
  
  * Map 1
  * District Map
  