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  LACCADIVE ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on LACCADIVE ISLANDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Between the Laccadives and the Maldives to the south lies the isolated Minikoi, which physically belongs to neither group, though somewhat nearer to the Maldives (q.v.).
It is also further corroborated by the story given by the Ibn Batuta of the conversion of the Maldives, which occurred, as he heard, four generations (say one hundred and twenty years) before his visit to these islands in 1342.
The islands subsequently became a suzerainty of the raja of Cannanore, and after the peace of Seringapatam, 1792 the southern group was permitted to remain under the management of the native chief at a yearly tribute.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LACCADIVE_ISLANDS.htm   (735 words)

  
 MALDIVE ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on MALDIVE ISLANDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
from that of the Laccadives to the north.
All are centred in a small village opposite Mou Rambu Point on the west or lagoon side; but most of the men are generally absent, many being employed with the Lascar crews on board the large liners plying in the eastern seas.
Stanley Gardiner and C. Forster Cooper carried out an expedition to the Maldives and Laccadives, for the important results of which see The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, ed.
69.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MALDIVE_ISLANDS.htm   (773 words)

  
 A Global Representative System of Marine Protected Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Maldives, the Chagos Archipelago, and the island chains belonging to India (Laccadives, Andamans and Nicobars) are archipelagic.
The Maldives, the Chagos Archipelago and Laccadives are composed entirely of atolls, with reefs and sandy islands, and form the Laccadive-Chagos chain which extends southward from India to the central Indian Ocean.
Rocky shores are absent from the Maldives, Laccadives, Chagos Archipelago, east coast of India and Bangladesh.
www.ea.gov.au /coasts/mpa/nrsmpa/global/volume3/chapter10.html   (12019 words)

  
 Hilaaly Huraa
The Laccadives were then annexed in the name of the Sultan of the Maldives and its chieftains ordered to pay the princely sum of 12 laris per year (at 2001 exchange rates about 2 New Zealand cents) in recognition of this.
One of these raids was successful in breaking through Malé’s defences and abducting the Sultan Mukarram Mohamed Imaduddine III, in collaboration with the chief justice and his brother to whom the Holin promised their governorship in the Maldives.
The Sultan's nephew Mohamed Manikfan remained in detention in the Laccadive Island of Androt.
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 Malte-Brun - Maldives Islands 1834
The Laccadive islands, lying seventy-five miles to the west of Malabar, are thirty-two in number, besides rocks and dry spots too small to be inhabited.
The inhabitants, who are poor, subsist on coconuts and fish; they are of Malabaric extraction, and profess the Mahometan religion; They export coir (the fibrous husk of the coconut) either in the raw state or manufactured into ropes.
Here, as in the Laccadives, the coconut tree is the chief vegetable production; yet the trees are in greater variety than those of the Laccadives; they have, among others, the wood called candu, which is compared to cork for its lightness.
www.lakdiva.org /maltebrun/maldives_1834.html   (714 words)

  
 Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal: A Weblog: Earthquake: How to Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Posted by: Saheli at December 27, 2004 02:47 PM About India - the Maldives have been hit, as I thought they would be when I heard the first reports about mainland India.
All numbers of victims in regard to Thailand seem a bit low when you consider how many people that are still missing with very slim chances they are going to reappear.
Posted by: Gusta at December 29, 2004 01:53 PM I have had word from Cochin that Lakshadweep (Laccadives) has escaped the fury of the Tsunami.
www.j-bradford-delong.net /movable_type/2005-3_archives/000065.html   (1786 words)

  
 Lakshadweep Islands, laccadives, lakshadeep tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Each island of Lakshadweep (Laccadives), a tiny principality in itself, has existed from time immemorial, with little influence from the outside world.
The Laccadives or Lakshadweep islands are a geographical extension of the Maldives island chain.
Referred to by many as the 'ultimate island paradise', each island floats serenely in a sea whose water range from palest aquamarine and turquoise to deepest sapphire and lapis lazuli.
www.kerelatourism.info /lakshadweep-islands.html   (325 words)

  
 » Cost: Lakshadweep :: India Travel Guide :: India Travel Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Glass-Clear Waters Of The Laccadives, With Their Multitude Of Fish, Are Every Diver’s Dream.
Arrival The Shipping Corporation Of India's MV Bharatseema And The M^ Frrnindivi Travel To The Laccadives A Few Times A Month.
On The Other Hand The Laccadives Are A Restricted Area, And Travellers Who Want To Visit The Islands Have To Get A Permit In Delhi.
india.traveltoworld.com /india-travel-guide/557/cost-lakshadweep   (532 words)

  
 Weddings In India - Wedding in Exotic Indian Locations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This island destination comprise of the 36 islands that are scattered like emerald green jewels in a sea.
Popularly known as the Lakshadweep Island Group, these islands are also called "the Laccadives" and are located 400-kms away from the state of Kerala on the Indian mainland.
The beaches of Lakshadweep are a paradise for divers, but out of Lakshadweep's 36 Arabian Sea coral islands and islets, ten islands are inhabited, and just two, Bangaram and Kadmat, are open to visitors
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 Coconut Palm in East Africa, article from Principes, International Palm Society
The ships, including hulls, masts, ropes, stitches and even sails, were built entirely of the various products of the coconut.
The Arabs and Persians around the Gulf had further easy access to coconut products from India, the Laccadives and the Maldives.
The Shirazi have most certainly played an important part in the distribution of the crop in East Africa.
www.palms.org /principes/1994/coconut.htm   (1518 words)

  
 Laccadives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Transfer to airport to catch flight to Aggati.
Day 06 – Laccadives / Aggati / Cochin
Transfer to Aggati airport to catch flight to Cochin, from where you will proceed to onward destination.
www.indiavacationexperts.com /V_Tours_laccadives.htm   (117 words)

  
 Maldives Travel and Tourism Information
Its closest neighbors are India and Sri Lanka.
The Laccadives lie to the North and the Chagos Group to the South.
The 26 coralline atolls that form the Maldives archipelago are situated on top of a volcanic ridge 960 kilometers in length, which runs from north to south.
www.travelconsumer.com /countries/maldives.htm   (407 words)

  
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However, the ship schedules are not very reliable or frequent.
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 Matriliny and Islam: Religion And Society In The Laccadives (University Of Saugar Monographs In Anthropology And ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Matriliny and Islam: Religion And Society In The Laccadives (University Of Saugar Monographs In Anthropology And Sociology).
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 Merriam-Webster Online
islands in Indian Ocean S of the Laccadives; a sultanate under British protection until 1965; now an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations capital Male area 115 square miles (299 square kilometers), population 143,046
For More Information on "Maldives" go to Britannica.com
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