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Union territory · Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Capital
Sri Vijaya Puram
Formed / current boundaries
1956
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A chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal, closer to Myanmar and Indonesia than to mainland India. Its capital, Port Blair, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in 2024.

Radhanagar Beach on Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island)
Radhanagar Beach on Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) Photo: Wikimedia Commons · photographer and licence
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