Lakshadweep
Lakshdweep, formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands are a group of islands in the Arabian Sea. They belong to India. Their capital is Kavaratti. It covers an area of 11 square miles (28 km2). Eleven of the 36 coral atoll islands of Lakshadweep are inhabited. Lakshadweep is known for its exotic and sun-kissed beaches and lush green landscape. The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means 'a hundred thousand islands'.
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| Country | 22x20px India |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
| Capital | Kavaratti |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Praful Khoda Patel |
| • MP | Mohammed Faizal P. P. (NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.62 km2 (12.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th |
| Population (2021 Census) | |
| • Total | 70,365 |
| • Density | 2,157.1/km2 (5,586.9/sq mi) |
| Languages[1] | |
| • Official Languages | Malayalam, English |
| • Spoken | Jeseri, Dhivehi |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Ethnic groups | ≈83% Malayali ≈17% Mahls |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-LD |
| Vehicle registration | LD |
| No. of districts | 1 |
| Largest city | Andrott |
| HDI | Increase 0.796 |
| HDI Year | 2005 |
| HDI Category | high |
| Literacy | 91.85% |
| Website | lakshadweep |
The islands are the only coral atolls in India. The people living there are Malayalam and Mahl people, who have been influenced by Arab traders. Lakshadweep is a Muslim region just like the neighbouring Maldives, where tourism is strictly regulated. Lakshadweep has the largest percentage of Muslims - 98%, even larger percentage than Jammu and Kashmir and is the only Muslim-majority Indian administrative division entirely within India.
Apart from the emerging tourism, government jobs, fishing and coconut production are the mainstays of the Lakshadweep economy.
Territorial symbols of Lakshadweep
Provincial bird of Laksahdweep
Provincial animal of Laksahdweep
Provincial tree of Laksahdweep
Lakshadweep Media
- Admiralty Chart No 827 Vengurla to Cape Comorin, Published 1877, New Edition 1914.jpg
Nautical chart of Vengurla to Cape Comorin. Not current - not to be used for navigation!
- LakshadweepIsland.jpg
Bangaram Atoll, an uninhabited island, is covered with coconut palms
- Green turtle Lakshadweep.jpg
A Green turtle in the Laccadive Sea
- Blue tang surgeonfish.jpg
Chaetodon falcula, Blackwedged butterflyfish. Underwater photograph, Pemba island, Tanzania, Africa.
Breadfruit tree planted in Honolulu, Hawaii
Moving from English Wikipedia to Commons. Below is the summary from En Wikipedia. Photographed by Suresh Krishna. (uploaded with his permision)
Other websites
- ↑ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
16x16px Media related to Lakshadweep at Wikimedia Commons
