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Portuguese India, the former Portuguese possessions on the Indian subcontinent. It comprised Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli (dä`drä, nä`gär hävā`lē), union territory (2001 provisional pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , located inland, and the coastal colonies of Goa Goa (gō`ə), state (2001 provisional pop. 1,343,998), c.1,430 sq mi (3,700 sq km), W India, on the Malabar coast. ..... Click the link for more information. and 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 ..... Click the link for more information. (with the capital at Panjim)—all of which were annexed by India in 1961. Portuguese India a former Portuguese overseas province on the W coast of India, consisting of Goa, Daman, and Diu: established between 1505 and 1510; annexed by India in 1961 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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