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Lakshadweep Islands,India

India / Lakshadweep / Amini /
 water, archipelago

It's a smallest union territory in India.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   10°58'3"N   72°43'31"E

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  • Scope254
    Beautiful place to stay. I spent part of my honeymoon there. Only one island you can stay on called Bngaram. You need a permit to stay there and fly out from Cochin to Agatti, then a boat trip through the coral reefs.
  • Indian tourist (guest)
    Can stay on other islands as well, if you are an indian... yes, beautiful and serene.. although it can make you feel really insignificant and frail. rather frightening at times... ocean waters were supposed to look and feel like what you see here... not the pukey muck you see near large port-cities of the world...
  • Subimal (guest)
    It's a dream place for me. I have decided to spent my honeymoon over here. You can just call it as paradise. Calm and beauty is the trade mark of this place.
  • raghav (guest)
    It beats the crap out of over crowded Goa,see the beaches here and decide for yourself.This is a tropical paradise.
  • Patil (guest)
    This is truely paradise. unfortunately, Indian tourism department doesn't function well. Otherwise ...
  • Designers
    Lakshadweep is a group of islands with a total land area of 32 sq km scattering over an area of 77,700 sq km of the Arabian Sea. It is the smallest union territory in India. Lakshadweep was formerly known as Laccadive Islands. The name Lakshadweep means 'a hundred thousand islands' in Malayalam language and also in Sanskrit. Lakshadweep has a population of 51,707; more than 93% of them are Muslims. The native people speak Malayalam except in Minicoy Island where they speak Mahl which is written in Divehi script. Kavaratti is the administrative capital of Lakshadweep. The islands come under the jurisdiction of the Kerala High Court. Lakshadweep consists of ten inhabited and 17 uninhabited islands, some attached islets, four newly formed islets and 5 submerged reefs. Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat, Bitra, Andrott, Kalpeni and Minicoy are the inhabited islands. The history of Lakshadweep is mostly based on myths. It is believed that the first settlement on these islands was made by Cheraman Perumal, one of the early kings of Kerala, who had been once shipwrecked on the stormy Arabian Sea. Fifty two mosques are there in Lakshadweep, among them the most beautiful is the Ujra mosque. Fishing, coconut cultivation and coir making are the major occupations of the inhabitants. Four of the inhabited islands, Kavaratti, Kalpeni, Minicoy and Kadmath, are open to Indian tourists and Bangaram, an uninhabitated island, is open to both domestic and foreign tourists. Cattle, poultry and oceanic birds are the commonly seen vertebrates. There are milk dairies at Kavaratti and Minicoy, and poultry farms at Andrott, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Minicoy, Kavaratti, Agatti and Kiltan. The people of Lakshadweep are warm, friendly and god-fearing. They are of mixed Arab and Hindu descent (Anilmohan.S, Govt. approved Building Designer, Ulloor, Trivandrum, Phone: 9446749916. I undertake Prepation of Building Plan, Estimate preparation, Supervision etc. I also provide necessary assistance to procure Building Permits.)
  • hasnaa (guest)
    These are the beautiful paradise to live & stay .
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