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The islands of
present-day
Lakshadweep
were first
mentioned by a
Greek sailor in
the 1st century
History of Lakshadweep Islands
The name Lakshadweep means as a source of
“Hundred Thousand Islands” in the

Malayalam language and also in tortoise shell.

Sanskrit. The higher eastern sides of The

the islands are the most suited for Lakshadweep

human habitation, while the low-lying

lagoons on the western sides protect islands were

the inhabitants from the southwest constituted a

monsoon. The soils of Lakshadweep union territory in

are generally sandy, derived from the

coral. 1956.