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The name Lakshadweep is derived from Lakṣadvīpa meaning "one hundred thousand islands," presumably from Sanskrit or Malayalam. [6] Laccadive seems to be the result of the Anglicization of the given name during the British Raj. [7] Amindivi derives its name from the Amindivi people, who were the earliest inhabitants of the Amini Island. [8]
The islands of Agatti, Androth, Kavaratti and Kalpeni are inhabited. Islam is the main religion of the islanders. [6] The Laccadive Islands subgroup consists mostly of atolls with islands, as well as part of one submerged bank. The Amindivi and the Laccadive subgroups have a submarine connection between them through Pitti Bank, a largely sunken ...
The history of organised European colonisation on the islands began when settlers from the Danish East India Company arrived in the Nicobar Islands on 12 December 1755. On 1 January 1756, the Nicobar Islands were made a Danish colony, first named New Denmark, [3] and later (December 1756) Frederick's Islands (Frederiksøerne).
The second element of the name is for the Lakshadweep Islands, among the islands of Lakshadweep. The islands of Chagos, Maldives and Lakshadweep are the above-water parts of the Chagos–Lakshadweep Ridge. The Lakshadweep Ridge, the northern part of the CLR, parallels the Indian west coast (8°N–16°N) and has an average width of 270 km (170 mi).
Ethnic group Malabar Muslims of Kerala and Lakshadweep A rebuilt structure of the old Cheraman Juma Mosque, Kodungallur Total population c. 6 million (2011) Regions with significant populations Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tulu Nadu, Kodagu, States of Persian Gulf Languages Malayalam (Arabi Malayalam) [7] Religion Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Beary, Kodava Maaple, Malayalis, Marakkars, Sri Lankan ...
Andrott Island, (Malayalam: [ɐn̪d̪roːt̪ːə̆]) also known as Androth, is a small inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a group of 36 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India. [3] It has a distance of 293 km (182 mi) west of the city of Kochi.
The Andaman Islands in the period before, during and just after the Second World War are the setting for Uzma Aslan Khan's 'The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali'. In 2023, Andaman islands were featured in a Netflix series named Kaala Paani based on a fictional disease outbreak in 2027. [citation needed]
Category: History of Lakshadweep. ... Battle of Minicoy Island; S. Scramble for Laccadives This page was last edited on 22 March 2023, at 13:20 (UTC). ...