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Comunidades of Goa. The Comunidades of Goa are a form of land association developed in Goa, India, where land-ownership is collectively held, but controlled by the male descendants of those who claimed to be the founders of the village, who in turn mostly belonged to upper caste groups. [1] Documented by the Portuguese as of 1526, it was the ...
1985 – Goa cricket team made its debut in the 1985–86 season of Ranji Trophy. 6 February 1986 – The Pope John Paul II visited Goa as part of the 10-day Apostolic Pilgrimage to India. (6 and 7 February) Mass at Campal Grounds in Goa and Meeting with the clergy in the Basilica of Bom Jesus of Velha Goa.
Goa (Konkani: [ɡõːj]; Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ⓘ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. [9][10] It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea in the west.
Tourism in Goa. The state of 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, with decreased tourist activity inland. Foreign tourists, mostly from Europe, arrive in Goa in winter, whilst the summer and monsoon seasons see many Indian tourists.
Churches 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 declared a World Heritage Site [1] in 1986. Goa was the capital of Portuguese India and Asia and an evangelization center from the 16th century.
The island of Divar (formerly Piedade) (Konkani: Divaddi, pronounced [d̪iːwaːɽiː]) (derived from the word Dipavati or 'small Island' in Konkani) lies in the Mandovi river in the Indian state of Goa. It is one of six major islands within the Mandovi, the others being: Several other small mangrove islands and sand banks.