The Travel Guide To India
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Located 483km from Cochin, Bitra is the least inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Bitra lies 48km west of Chetlat and has a land area of 10.52 hectares. A small shrine dedicated to Malik Mulla, an old Arab Saint, who is said to have been buried here, is a place of pilgrimage. Bitra [...]
Kadmat Island is an island belonging to the Lakshadweep. Kadmat is a summit of an underwater mountain where peace by their very nature to enjoy one’s solitude. The blue water lagoon is encircling the invaluable wealth of colourful corals, coral habitats, the reef banks, unspoilt virgin beaches, the sun and the moon! Kadmat Island has [...]
Kavaratti, town and island, capital of Lakshadweep union territory, India. Kavaratti lies in the Arabian Sea about 215 miles (345 km) west-southwest of Kozhikode (Calicut) and the Malabar Coast of southern India. The island is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and tapers to a point at one end from a maximum width at the other of [...]
Lakshadweep means “a hundred thousand islands” but there are Thirty six isles in total, ten of which are inhabited by humans. The ten inhabited islands are namely Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni,Kavaratti, Kiltan and Minicoy The Islands of Lakshadweep gives the impression of being like emeralds in the infinite stretch of blue sea. [...]
