Andrott Island, also known as Androth Island, 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[1] It has a distance of Template:Convert west of the city of Kochi.
History
Andrott Island had been known as 'Divanduru' in the past, a name that is found in some old French maps. It belongs to the Laccadive Islands subgroup, which had been historically a part of the Arakkal Kingdom.[2]
Geography
Andrott Island is the nearest to the mainland from all the islands in the group[3] and it is also the longest, as well as the biggest (area-wise) island.
It is located approximately Template:Convert from Kannur, Template:Convert from Kozhikode, and Template:Convert from Kochi.[4] The island has an area of Template:Convert and is the only island of the group to have a west–east orientation.[4] It has a lagoon area of Template:Convert.
Demographics
Most of the inhabitants are Muslims with a presence of Hindu minority. The Saint Ubaidullah who is believed to have preached Islam in Lakshadweep Islands, died here. His remains are entombed in the Jumah mosque.[5]
The island also houses several Buddhist archaeological remains.[4]
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Andrott of Andrott Tehsil.[6]
Climate
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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References
- ↑ Evaluation of groundwater resources in a tiny Andrott Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment({Template:Date).
- ↑ Geneviève Bouchon, Mamale de Cananor, Librairie Droz, Template:ISBN, p. 40
- ↑ Androth Island - Lakshadweep U.T. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 India9.com:Andrott Island.
- ↑ Islands and Shoreline Lakshadweep. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ Tehsils info. Retrieved 2 February 2018.