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 (/ˈɡoʊ.ə/; Konkani: [ɡõːj]; Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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confused with the World Heritage Site of the historical city of Old Goa (Portuguese: Velha Goa). St Andrew's is its parish church. It is well known for its...
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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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of the erstwhile Portuguese colony of Goa, Damaon & Diu was christianised following the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510 and the subsequent establishment...
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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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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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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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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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Christianity in Goa has pre-Portuguese roots, according to a few scholars such as H.O. Mascarenhas and Jose Cosme Costa. These roots are probably 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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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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Gopakapattana (category Geography of Goa)
emergence of Ela or today's Old Goa, India's wealthiest city and busiest port on the southwest coast. Goa Velha literally means Old Goa. This is often the reason...
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Mandovi River (category Rivers of Goa)
forming the Mormugao harbour. Panaji, the state capital and Old Goa, the former capital of Goa, are both situated on the left bank of the Mandovi. The river...
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount (redirect from Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount, Goa)
of the Mount is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Old Goa, India. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and was built between...
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Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman...
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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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Tiswadi taluka (redirect from Ilhas de Goa)
16th century. Both the state capital Panaji, and the erstwhile capital Old Goa lie within the sub-district. It is the biggest and the most populated of...
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Francis Xavier (section Goa and India)
Official website of Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa The Shrine of Saint Francis Xavier Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa The Shrine of Saint Francis Xavier The...
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