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Diu
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Diu, India: see Daman and Diu Daman, Port. Damão (1991 pop. 62,101), c.30 sq mi (80 sq km), at the mouth of the Daman River on the Gulf of Khambat, was acquired by the Portuguese in 1588. It consisted of a coastal section, Daman proper, and a detached inland section, Nagar Haveli, which in 1961
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Diu
a small island off the NW coast of India: together with a mainland area, it formed a district of Portuguese India (1535--1961); formerly part of the Indian Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu (1962--87)


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