{| 
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Lakadivi
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" |Lakadivi -  ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്
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| | [[Indija
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| Glavni grad:
| Kavarati
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| Površina:
| 32 km²  
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| Stanovništvo:
| 60.595  <small>''(2001)''
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| Gustina stanovništva: || 1894 stan./km²
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| Jezik:
| malajalamski 
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| Religija:
| 

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| Veb-sajt:
| [http://lakshsdweep.nic.in lakshsdweep.nic.in ]
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Mapa
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| colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>250px|Položaj Lakadiva u Indiji</center>
|}

thumb|left|Mapa Lakadiva
thumb|left|Jedno od nenastanjenih ostrva 
'''Lakadivi''' su ostrva u Arapskom moru, koja predstavljaju najmanju saveznu teritoriju Indije.  Sastoje se od 12 koralnih atola, 5 morskih uzdignuća i brojnih malih ostrva, koji se nalaze na 200-300 km od indijske države Kerale. Ukupna površina je 32 km² . Jedanaest osrvra je nastanjeno. Naseljena ostrva su: Agati, Amini, Androt, Bangaram, Bitra, Četlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavarati, Kiltan i Minikoj. Glavna ostrva su Kavarati, Minikoj, Agati i Amini. Ukupno sva ostrva imaju 60.595 stanovnika. Aerodrom se nalazi na Agatiju. Turistima je potrebna dozvola da bi posetili Lakadive, a strancima je zabranjena poseta nekim ostrvima. 
==Istorija==
Vasko da Gama je bio prvi Evropljanin, koji je posetio Lakadive, a Englezi su bili prvi, koji su ih istražili.  Pre njih arapski putopisac Ibn Batuta opisao je Lakadive. Portugalci su uspostavili tvrđavu  1498. , ali stanovništvo se pobunilo i proteralo ih. Tigar od Majsora je 1787. zauzeo grupu ostrva Amindivi (Amini, Kadmat,Kiltan,Četlat i Bitra). Posle Trećeg anglo-majsorskog rata Englezi zauzimaju Amindive i priključuju ih južnokanarskom distriktu. Ostatak Lakadiva ostaje u vazalnom položaju pod Čirakalima. Posle nekog vremena Britanci potpuno preuzimaju kontrolu Lakadiva. Ostrva su postala 1956. savezna teritorija Indije. Lakadivima upravlja administrator, koga postavlja indijska vlada

==Demografija==
Na ostrvima se govori malajalam jezik . Narodno je predanje da su njihovi preci bili trgovci, koje su oluja i brodolom bacili na Lakadive.
Ljudi su etnički slični narodu Kerale i predstavljaju mešavinu Indijaca i Arapa. Izuzetak je najjužnije ostrvo Minikoj, gde su ljudi slični narodu Maldiva i govore jezik sličan jeziku na Maldivima. Na Minikoju je 93% stanovništva muslimansko.

==Ekonomija==
Zbog izolovanosti i lepote Lakadivi postaju velika turistička atrakcija. Turizam postaje značajan izvor prihoda. 
== Spoljašnje veze ==
* [http://www.reefindia.org/lakshadweep.htm Indian Reef Region – Lakadivi]
* [http://lakshadweep.nic.in/ službeni sajt Lakadivija]
* [http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/lakshadweep/  Prelepe fotografije Lakadiva]

category:Indija

{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
 | state_name         = Lakshadweep
 | native_name        = Lakshadweep<!--ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്-->
 | type               = union territory
 | base_map           = IndiaLakshadweep.png 
 | capital            = Kavaratti 
 | largest_city       = Andrott
 | latd               = 10.57
 | longd              = 72.62
 | abbreviation       = IN-LD 
 | official_languages = Malayalam 
 | leader_title_1     = Administrator 
 | leader_name_1      = B.V. Selvaraj
 | established_date   = 1956-11-01 
 | area_total= 32 
 | area_rank          = 7th 
 | area_magnitude     = 7 
 | population_year    = 2001 
 | population_total   = 60595 
 | population_rank    = 7th
 | districts          = 1
 | website            = lakshadweep.nic.in3
 |seal                = Lakshadweep logo.jpg
 | base_map_label     = no
}}

'''Lakshadweep''' (; (Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്) , []) is the smallest union territory of India. The group is located 200 to 300&nbsp;km off of the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea. The total land area of the territory is 32&nbsp;km². Eleven of the islands are inhabited. Lakshadweep is the northern part of the erstwhile Lakshadweepa.

== Demographics ==
The people of all the northern islands speak a dialect of Malayalam. According to local folk beliefs, they descended from traders who were washed up on the islands during a particularly heavy storm.
However, the people of Mahl, a variant of Divehi, the language of the Maldives.

The islanders are ethnically similar to coastal Kerala's Minicoy, the southernmost and largest island, closely resemble Maldivians. Most &mdash; 99% &mdash; of the indigenous population is Muslim; they were converted by Arab traders. The locals call themselves the ''Div-i'' or the ''Aminidivi'' ("from the mother island").

== History ==
The first westerner in the recent historical past on the islands was British were the first to explore the islands. They are also mentioned in great detail in the stories of the Arab traveller Portuguese established a fort on the islands in May 1498, but the inhabitants soon rose up and expelled them. The Amindivi group of islands (Amini, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat and Bitra) came under the rule of Arakkal family of Cannanore in return for a payment of annual tribute. After a while, the British took over the administration of those islands for non-payment of arrears. These islands were attached to the Malabar district of the Madras Presidency. In 1956, the States Reorganisation Act separated these islands from the mainland administrative units, forming a new union territory by combining all the islands.

== Politics ==
The union territory is administered by an Administrator appointed by India's central government. Lakshadweep is under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam. It also elects one member to the Lok Sabha. The main languages spoken in Lakshadheep are Malayalam and Mahl.

== Economy ==
Lakshadweep's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $60&nbsp;million at current prices. Due to its isolation and scenic appeal, Lakshadweep is emerging as a major tourist attraction for Indians. This brings in significant revenue, which is likely to increase. Since such a small region cannot support industries, the government is actively promoting tourism as a means of income.

==Islands, Reefs, Banks==
thumb|right|Lakshadweep Islands map
thumb|One of the uninhabited islands in Lakshadweep
thumb|right|Worms eye view of the Lighthouse in [[Minicoy island]]
Lakshadweep officially consists of 12 banks, with a total of about 36 islands and islets. The reefs are in fact also atolls, although mostly submerged, with only small unvegetated sand cays above the high water mark. The submerged banks are sunken atolls.

Almost all the atolls have a northeast-southwest orientation with the islands lying on the eastern rim, and a mostly submerged reef on the western rim, enclosing a lagoon.

Two banks further north are not considered part of the group:
*Angria Bank
*Adas Bank

The atolls, reefs and banks are listed from north to south in the table:
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{| class="wikitable"
!Bank</br>(''alternate name'')!!type!!Land</br>Area</br>(km²)!!Location
|-  
| colspan=9 align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''Amindivi Islands'''
|- style="background: #CCF;"
|Cora Divh||bank|| align=right|-||  align=right|339.45||align=right|-||align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CCF;"
|Sesostris Bank||bank|| align=right|-||  align=right|388.53||align=right|-||align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CCF;"
|Bassas de Pedro</br>(''Munyal Par'', ''Padua Bank'')||bank|| align=right|-||  align=right|2474.33||align=right|-||align=right|-||
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| Cherbaniani Reef (''Beleapani Reef'')||reef||align=right|0.01|| align=right|172.59||align=right|2|| align=right|-||
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| Byramgore Reef (''Chereapani'')||reef||align=right|0.01|| align=right|57.46||align=right|1|| align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Chetlat Island||atoll|| align=right|1.14|| align=right|1.60||align=right|1|| align=right|2289||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Bitrā Island||atoll|| align=right|0.10|| align=right|45.61||align=right|2|| align=right|264||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Kiltān Island||atoll|| align=right|2.20|| align=right|1.76||align=right|1|| align=right|3664||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Kadmat Island (''Cardamum'')||atoll|| align=right|3.20|| align=right|37.50||align=right|1|| align=right|5319||
|- style="background: #CCF;"
|Elikalpeni Bank||bank|| align=right|-||  align=right|95.91||align=right|-||align=right|-||
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| Peremul Par||reef||align=right|0.01|| align=right|83.02||align=right|1|| align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Amini Island<sup> 1)</sup>||atoll|| align=right|2.59|| align=right|155.09<sup> 1)||align=right|1|| align=right|7340||
|-  
| colspan=9 align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''Laccadive Islands'''
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Bingaram Island (''Bangaram'')<sup> 2)</sup>||atoll|| align=right|2.30|| align=right|46.25||align=right|4|| align=right|-<sup> 3)</sup>||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Agatti Island<sup> 2)</sup>||atoll|| align=right|3.84|| align=right|17.50||align=right|4|| align=right|7072||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Pitti Island<sup> 1)</sup>||island<sup> 1)</sup>|| align=right|0.01|| align=right|155.09<sup> 1)</sup>||align=right|1|| align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Androth Island (''Andrott'')||atoll|| align=right|4.90|| align=right|4.84||align=right|1|| align=right|10720||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Kavaratti Island||atoll|| align=right|4.22|| align=right|4.96||align=right|1|| align=right|10113||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Kalpeni Island||atoll|| align=right|2.79|| align=right|25.60||align=right|7|| align=right|4319||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Suheli Par||atoll|| align=right|0.57|| align=right|78.76||align=right|2|| align=right|-||
|-  
| colspan=9 align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''Minicoy'''
|- style="background: #CCF;"
|Investigator Bank||bank|| align=right|-||  align=right|141.78||align=right|-||align=right|-||
|- style="background: #CFC;"
|Minicoy Island||atoll|| align=right|4.80|| align=right|30.60||align=right|2|| align=right|9495||
|-  
|'''Lakshadweep'''||&nbsp;|| align=right|32.69|| align=right|4203.14||align=right|32|| align=right|60595||08°16'-13°58'N,</br>71°44°-74°24'E
|-  
| colspan=9 align=left bgcolor="#ffffff" |<sup>1) </sup> Amini Island and Pitti Island are both on Pitti Bank,</br>a largely sunken atoll with a lagoon area of 155.09 km²
|-  
| colspan=9 align=left bgcolor="#ffffff" |<sup>2) </sup>Bingaram and Agatti Islands are connected by a shallow submarine ridge
|-  
| colspan=9 align=left bgcolor="#ffffff" |<sup>3) </sup>new international tourist resort,</br>otherwise uninhabited, but with a population 61 at the 1990 census
|}

The main islands are Kavaratti (where the capital city, Kavaratti, is located), Agatti, Minicoy, and Amini. The total population of the territory was 60,595 according to the 2001 census. Agatti has an airport where there are direct flights from Kochi, Kerala or Ernakulam (Cochin). Tourists need a [http://lakshadweep.nic.in/ permit] to visit the islands; foreign nationals are not permitted to visit certain islands. Consumption of liquor or alcoholic drink is not permitted in the islands except at Bangaram Island.