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The Capital of Lakshadweep is

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Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep is also known as Laccadives. Lakshadweep islands are located in the Arabian sea. It consists of 36 islands in the Arabian sea. Lakshadweep is one of the Union territories of India. The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands’. All the islands of Lakshadweep are located at a distance of 220 Km to 440 Km away from Kochi.

The other Union Territories of India are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. There are a total of 8 Union Territories.

Kavaratti – Capital of Lakshadweep

• From the coast of Kerala, the Island of Kavaratti lies at a distance of 360 Km.
• Kavaratti is also one of the cities chosen to be developed as a smart city under the Prime Minister of India’s Smart Cities Mission.
• The Agatti island is located to the West of Kavaratti island and Andrott island is located to the East of Kavaratti island.
• The maximum length of Kavaratti island is 5.8 Km and width is 1.6 Km.

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