Old Goa (Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the...
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Goa (/ˈɡoʊə/; Konkani: [ɡõːj]; Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from...
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Goa Medical College (GMC) is a public medical college and hospital located in Goa, India. It is one of the oldest medical colleges in Asia. The medical...
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Goa, in India, is famous for its beaches and places of worship. Tourism is its primary industry, and is generally focused on the coastal areas of Goa...
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conquered by the Bahmanī sultanate, which founded Old Goa on the island in 1440. The Portuguese invaded Goa in 1510, defeated the Bijapur Sultanate. The Portuguese...
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The Christian population of Goa are almost entirely Goan Catholics, whose ancestors converted to Christianity during the Portuguese rule in India. Christianisation...
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Se Cathedral (redirect from Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Old Goa)
of Goa and Daman and the seat of the Patriarch of the East Indies. It is part of the World Heritage Site, Churches and convents of Goa located in Old Goa...
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and Convents of Goa is the name given by UNESCO to a set of religious monuments located in Goa Velha (or Old Goa), in the state of Goa, India, which were...
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Portuguese India (redirect from Portuguese Goa)
villa Goa Cathedral The church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Panaji (Goa, India). Old Goa,Church of Lady of Rosary Bom Jesus Basilica, Goa. House...
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in the Portuguese Bombay territory, which was ruled from the capital at Old Goa. Bombay East Indians were formerly Portuguese citizens until the seven...
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complex located in Old Goa. The church was completed in 1602 and is part of the World Heritage Site, Churches and convents of Goa. The church was built...
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Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (Latin: Archidioecesis Goanae et Damanensis, Goan Konkani: Gõy ani Damanv Mha-Dhormprant, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Goa e Damão)...
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da Graça) in the once famed city of Old Goa. This bell is considered to be the second largest of its kind in Goa, surpassed only by the Golden Bell which...
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Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Sultanate of Bijapur. Old Goa became the capital...
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The Goa Inquisition (Portuguese: Inquisição de Goa, Portuguese pronunciation: [ĩkizɨˈsɐ̃w dɨ ˈɣoɐ]) was an extension of the Portuguese Inquisition in Portuguese...
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Basilica of Bom Jesus (category Roman Catholic churches in Old Goa)
recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The basilica is located in Old Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India, and holds the mortal remains of...
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confused with the World Heritage Site of the historical city of Old Goa (Portuguese: Velha Goa). St Andrew's Church is its parish church. It is well known...
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The Goa sausage or Choris is a typical reflection of Indo-Portuguese cuisine from Goa, which once were part of Portuguese India. It is based on the Chouriço...
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Look up Goa or goa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goa is a state in India. Goa or GOA may also refer to: Goa, Botswana, a small town in Botswana...
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Gopakapattana (category Geography of Goa)
today's Old Goa. Goa Velha literally means Old Goa. This is often the reason for the village being confused for the other historically rich village of Old Goa...
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Hangal Goa Halasi Bayalnad Hangal The Kadambas of Goa were a dynasty during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, who ruled Goa from the...
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1547, in Old Goa, State of Goa, India. This church is part of the collection belonging to the World Heritage Site of churches and convents of Goa. According...
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Zosvaddo. It is also considered as a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It once formed part of the comunidade and the larger village...
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Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) (redirect from Sambhaji's invasion of Goa (1683))
Portuguese-controlled portions of Goa and Bombay areas of Konkan. The conflict between the Mahratta Confederacy and the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay; continued on...
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Senhora do Monte (Portuguese for "Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount") in Old Goa. The chapel was constructed in 1519 on a hillock commanding a view of the...
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The art of printing first entered India through Goa. In a letter to St. Ignatius of Loyola, written on April 30, 1556, Father Gasper Caleza speaks of...
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Fort Aguada (redirect from Fort Aguada (Goa))
standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa. Aguada fort was...
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Ribandar (category Cities and towns in North Goa district)
Ribandar is a town in Tiswadi, Goa, located between the cities of Panjim (Nova Goa) and Old Goa (Velha Goa). The name Ribandar originates from "Rayachem...
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Divar (category Islands of Goa)
approximately upriver 10 km (6 mi) from Panjim. The island is dis-connected from Old Goa on the south-east side, Ribandar, on the south-west side and Naroa on the...
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