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LakshadweepGroup of 36 coral islands, 10 inhabited, in the Indian Ocean, 320 km/200 mi off the Malabar coast, forming a Union Territory of India; area 32 sq km/12 sq mi; population (2001 est) 60,600. The administrative headquarters are on Kavaratti Island. Products include coir, copra, and fish. There is a tourist resort on Bangarem, an uninhabited island with a large lagoon. The religion is Islam. The first Western visitor was Vasco da Gama in 1499. The islands were British from 1877 until Indian independence in 1947, and were created a Union Territory in 1956. Formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, they were renamed Lakshadweep in 1973. |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea are parts of India. Issue: Marumakkathayam law still applies on Kavarathi Island, Lakshadweep, and therefore family property cannot be alienated without consent of all family members. Karani and Sudha Srivastava examines traditions of shipbuilding in Lakshadweep and Minicoy in one article, and ecology and the environment in Lakshadweep in another article. |
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