ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS: PLACES TO VISIT
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, to the West of Thailand and Myanmar and separated from them by the Andaman Sea. They constitute a "Union Territory" of India.
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 Map of India showing the location of Andaman And Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR STATS:
| Total Area: 8,073 Sq. Km (3,117 Sq. Mi) | |
| POPULATION (2012): 380,500 | |
| CAPITAL CITY: Port Blair | |
| LARGEST CITY: Port Blair | |
| LITERACY RATE: | |
| HDI: 0.778 | |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English | |
| Official Website: www.and.nic.in |
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 Cactus garden |
| These two photographs show some tribal inhabitants of the islands and some other natives | |
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| These two pictures are of resorts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
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The Sound and Light Show in the Cellular Jail
STATE SYMBOLS: (COURTESY WIKIPEDIA)
| State animal | Dugong or Sea Cow |  |
| State bird | Andaman Wood Pigeon (Columba palumboides) |  |
| State tree | Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides) |  |
| State seal |  |
TOURIST INFORMATION:
Andaman Tourism (ANIIDCO)
TTDC Complex, Wallajah Road,
Near Kalaivanar Arangam
Chennai 600102
www.aniidco.nic.in
Phone: 91-44-25360952, 24743238
Mobile: 91-09841015934
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS' CUISINE
SIGNATURE DISHES OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS LOCATOR MAP
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS THALI
LUNCH ON BANANA LEAF
CALAMARI RINGS
SEA FOOD, THE ESSENCE OF ANDAMAN'S CUISINE