Lakshadweep
Location of Lakshadweep
Capital	Kavaratti 10.57° N 72.62° E
Abbreviation	IN-LD
Official languages	Malayalam
Administrator	Parimal Rai
Formation	1956-11-01
Area	32 km² (7th)
Population (2001)	60,595 (7th)
Density	1,894/km²
Districts	1
Time zone	IST (UTC +5:30)
Seal of Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep (Malayalam:ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്) is the smallest Union Territory of India. It consists of 12 coral atolls, three coral reefs, and five banks. The total land area of the territory is 32 km². The islands are located in the Arabian Sea, between 200 to 300 km off the coast of Kerala. Eleven of the islands are inhabited. There are numerous islets which are not counted in this number. Lakshadweep is the northern part of Old Lakshadweepa. Image File history File links --- Map made by me, Nichalp --- Note: The Indian state of w:Jammu and Kashmir is claimed by w:India, w:Pakistan and the w:Peoples Republic of China. ... This is a list of Indian state and union territory capitals. ... Kavaratti is an island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep off the coast of the state of Kerala. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states, six union territories and the National Capital Territory. ... ISO 3166-2 for India (ISO 3166-1 : IN) The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in a country, state, or other territory. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... List of current governors of Indian states. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Indian States See also: States and territories of India Categories: States and territories of India ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Indian States See also: States and territories of India Categories: States and territories of India ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Indian States Notes Note 1: — Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur See also: States and territories of India References Census of India, final 2001 results Category: ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The divisions of a district. ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time or Z, is an atomic realization of Universal Time (UT) or Greenwich Mean Time, the astronomical basis for civil time. ... Image File history File links Small emblem of India 125px height File links The following pages link to this file: India List of national coats of arms Template:India infobox User:Varungarde Wikipedia:Wikiportal/India Template:Wikiportal:India/Introduction ... A Union Territory is an administrative division of India. ... Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ... Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern tropical Malabar Coast of India. ... Mōkōlea Rock in Kailua Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, 2. ...

Lakshadweep Islands map

One of the un-inhabited islands in Lakshadweep

The inhabited islands are: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (882x1222, 170 KB) Summary Taken from http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (882x1222, 170 KB) Summary Taken from http://www. ...

• Agatti
• Amini
• Andrott
• Bangaram
• Bitra
• Chetlat
• Kadmat
• Kalpeni
• Kavaratti
• Kiltan
• Minicoy

The main islands are Kavarrati (where the capital city, Kavarrati, is located), Agatti, Minicoy, and Amini. The total population of the territory was 60,595 according to the 2001 census. Agatti has an airport where there are direct flights from Cochin. Tourists may need a permit to visit the islands; foreign nationals are not permitted to visit some islands. Agatti island is the only island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India that has an airstrip. ... An Island atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. ... Andrott is an island in the Lakshadweep group of islands. ... An Island atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. ... Kalpeni is an island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. ... Kavaratti is an island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep off the coast of the state of Kerala. ... Part of the Lakshadweep Union Territory of India. ... Minicoy is an island in the territory Lakshadweep, in Maldives. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe...

The name of the archipelago literally means hundred thousand islands (laksha = one hundred thousand, dweep = island). Until 1973, the island group was known by the Anglicized name Laccadives (compare to Maldives, Sanskrit name Maladweepa & Suvadives). An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Anglicized refers to foreign words, often surnames, that are changed from a foreign language into English. ... National motto: n/a Official language Dhivehi Capital Hithadhoo President Abdulla Afeef Didi Population  - Total (Year) 18,000 (1959 est. ...

The people of the islands speak a dialect of Malayalam. It is a folk belief that they are descendants of traders who where washed up on the islands during a particularly heavy storm. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...

The people of the islands are ethnically similar to the people of the Kerala coast of India and are of mixed Indian and Arab descent, except on the southernmost and largest island, Minicoy, where people closely resemble Maldivians, speak Mahl, a language closely related to Dhivehi (Maldivian) which could even be a dialect. 93% of the indigenous population is Muslim and were converted by the Arab apostle Mumba Mulyaka. The locals call themselves the Div-i or the Amadivi (from the mother island). Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern tropical Malabar Coast of India. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Minicoy Island (Maliku) Minicoy Island is the second largest and the southern-most island of the Laccadive Archipelago north of the Maldives. ... Mahl or Mahal is a dialect of Divehi spoken in the Indian island of Minicoy. ... Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language and the official language of the Republic of the Maldives. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...

The first westerner on the islands was Vasco da Gama, but the English were the first to explore the islands. They are also mentioned in great detail in the stories of the Arab traveller, Ibn Batuta. The Portuguese established a fort on the islands in May 1498, but the inhabitants rose up against them and chased them away. The islands subsequently became a suzerainty of the Ali Raja of Cannanore, and after the peace of Seringapatam in 1792 the southern group was permitted to remain under the management of the native chief at a yearly tribute. Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (IPA: /; born c. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta (February 24, 1304 - 1377) was a Moroccan Berber traveller and explorer. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ... Arakkal Ali Raja was a Muslim Raja (King in Malayalam language) of Arakkal Palace. ... Kannur district in Kerala Kannur or Cannanore is a district (and also the name of the town which is its headquarters) in northern Kerala, a state in India. ... Ranganatha Temple Srirangapatna (British called it Seringapatam) is a small town, 13 km from Mysore in southern India. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Indian Reef Region – Lakshadweep Islands
• Official Site for Lakshadweep Islands

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