Diu Island is an island off the southern coast of Gujarat's Kathiawar peninsula, separated from the mainland by a tidal creek. It has an area of 38 km2...
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India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Daman and Diu island, geographically separated by the Gulf of Khambat. The state of Gujarat...
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Daman and Diu, India Diu district, part of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Diu Island, an island and part of Diu district...
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and Daman and Diu, India. Diu district is the tenth least populated district of India. The town of Diu lies at the eastern end of Diu Island and is known...
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made up of Diu Island and two small enclaves of Simbor and Gogola, at the border with the state of Gujarat. The district headquarters are at Diu Town. It...
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separate geographical entities: Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and the island of Diu. All four areas were formerly part of Portuguese India, with a joint...
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coast of India in Diu. The fortress was built as part of Portuguese India's defensive fortifications at the eastern tip of the island of Diu during the 16th...
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Bhavani Island Diviseema Konaseema Hope Irukkam Sriharikota Venadu Dibru Saikhowa Island Majuli Island Umananda Island Raghopur Diyara Island Diu Island Within...
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Daman, India (redirect from History of Daman, Daman and Diu)
"Daman" comes from the Daman Ganga River, while Diu is from the Sanskrit word dvipa, meaning “island.” From Mauryan times (4th–2nd century BCE), both...
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Diu Airport (IATA: DIU, ICAO: VADU) is a domestic airport serving Diu in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Besides...
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Conception or Saint Paul, is situated on Diu Island, on the west coast of India, a Union Territory of India. Diu came under the control of Portuguese colonists...
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coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat just north of Mumbai and Diu Island. The Gulf of Khambhat is about 200 km (120 mi) long, about 20 km (12 mi)...
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The Battle of Diu was a naval battle fought on 3 February 1509 in the Arabian Sea, in the port of Diu, India, between the Portuguese Empire and a joint...
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Fudam Bird Sanctuary (category Tourist attractions in Diu district)
Sanctuary is bird sanctuary location on Diu Island of the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. This site is a marshland and thus...
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Siege of Diu may refer to one of the following conflicts fought within or on the waters off the Island of Diu: Battle of Diu (1509) Siege of Diu (1531)...
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construct a fortress at Diu. Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) ^[a] Gujarati name for jackal island, one of three islands near Diu, João de Barros calls...
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Status St Mary's Islands Salsette Island Isle of Bombay Ilhas de Goa or Tiswadi Seven Islands of Bombay (South Bombay) Diu Island Vypeen Island Ilha Formosa...
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distributed throughout the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch. Kharwas from Diu also migrated to Mozambique and later from there to Lisbon. The Maratha Empire...
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Civil Service is now called Delhi, Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Lakshwadeep,...
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recapture the island. The siege lasted seven months from 20 April 1546 to 10 November 1546, during which João de Mascarenhas defended Diu. A large fleet...
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20°N 71°E / 20°N 71°E / 20; 71 The siege of Diu occurred when an army of the Sultanate of Gujarat under Khadjar Safar, aided by forces of the Ottoman...
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Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu a union territory of India. The union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was created following the merger...
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three union territories—Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep—are governed by an administrator. Unlike the lieutenant...
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The following is a list of islands, sorted by population density, and including islands that are connected to other land masses by a route other than sea...
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Qayamat: City Under Threat (category Films shot in Daman and Diu)
Jail of Mumbai copy described in it was originally situated in Diu Island, Daman & Diu, U.T, India. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film...
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Armamar, Portugal (1993) Maio, Cape Verde (1993) Matola, Mozambique (1996) Diu Island, India (1998) History of Sacavém "Censos 2021 – Resultados Provisórios"...
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Adansonia digitata (section US Virgin Islands)
explorer and botanist, Michel Adanson observed a baobab tree in 1749 on the island of Sor, Senegal and wrote the first detailed botanical description of the...
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union territories in India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi (NCT), Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep...
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and periscope down when it slammed into the merchant vessel off India's Diu Island, 400 nautical miles (740 km) from Mumbai. The boat was apparently maintaining...
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Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts (category History of Daman and Diu)
400 ships and 30,000 men to capture the island of Diu. They engaged roughly 800 enemy soldiers at Siyâl Bet island and killed them all. The Portuguese suffered...
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