Maliku

E637019

Maliku is the traditional local name for Minicoy Island, a culturally distinct island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago known for its unique Mahl-speaking community and seafaring heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Maliku canonical 2
Maliku Bas 1
Maliku Mahl 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
inhabited place
island
belongsTo Republic of India
linked to: India
country India
governedBy Lakshadweep Administration
hasAdministrativeStatus subdivision of Lakshadweep
hasAreaCode 04893
hasCallingCode +91
hasCapital Minicoy (village)
linked to: Minicoy Island
hasClimate maritime climate
tropical climate
hasCulturalHeritage Mahl language literature
seafaring traditions
traditional boat-building
hasEndonym Maliku
hasEthnicGroup Mahl people
hasGeographicFeature coral reef
lagoon
sandy beaches
hasHistoricalConnection Maldives Sultanate
hasISOCode IN-LD
hasLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
hasLargestSettlement Minicoy (village)
linked to: Minicoy Island
hasMajorLanguage Mahl
hasNotableStructure lighthouse on Minicoy Island
linked to: Minicoy Lighthouse
hasOfficialName Minicoy Island
hasPort Minicoy port
hasPostalCodePrefix 682559
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity coconut cultivation
fishing
seafaring
tourism
hasReligion Islam
Sunni Islam
hasScript Thaana script (for Mahl)
linked to: Thaana script
hasSettlement Minicoy (village)
linked to: Minicoy Island
hasTimezone Indian Standard Time
hasTransportFacility Minicoy Island helipad
localNameOf Minicoy Island
locatedIn Laccadive Sea
Lakshadweep
locatedInWaterBody Arabian Sea
locatedNear Maldives
partOf Lakshadweep archipelago
Union Territory of Lakshadweep
usesUTCOffset +05:30

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahl dialect hasAlternativeName Maliku Bas
linked to: Maliku
Mahl dialect hasAlternativeName Maliku Mahl
linked to: Maliku
Maliku hasEndonym Maliku