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Lakshadweep in India (disputed hatched)
A map showing where Lakshadweep is in India

Lakshadweep 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. 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 neighboring Maldives, where tourism is strictly regulated. Apart from the emerging tourism, government jobs, fishing and coconut production are the mainstays of the Lakshadweep economy.

Territorial symbols of Laksahdweep

  • Sterna fuscata

    Provincial bird of Laksahdweep

  • Bep chaetodon decussatus

    Provincial animal of Laksahdweep

  • Uru-tahiti1

    Provincial tree of Laksahdweep

Images for kids

  • LakshadweepIsland

    One of the uninhabited islands in Bangaram Atoll, Lakshadweep.

  • Lakshadweep

    Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy.

  • Ducks on a beach at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep

    Domestic ducks on a beach at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep

  • ISS002-E-7260

    NASA picture of Maliku Atoll with Minicoy Island

  • Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep, India 20160324- DSC1618

    Water sports at Kavaratti Island

  • MV Amindivi 001

    Passenger ship MV Amindivi of the Lakshdweep Islands administration docked at Old Mangalore port

  • Agatti Airstrip

    Agatti Airstrip

  • Agatti island, Lakshadweep

    Agatti island, Lakshdweep

  • RED BILLED TROPIC BIRD

    A rare red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus subsp. indicus) found in small islands of Lakshdweep

  • Chaetodon falcula

    Closeup of a Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon falcula) in a reef, Lakshdweep.

  • Coral Reef

    Coral Reef near Bangaram Island, Lakshdweep

  • Picasso triggerfish2

    A Lagoon Triggerfish swimming around the reef of Lakshdweep.

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