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Map of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, showing its three districts as well as general location within India. Daman and Diu were Portuguese colonies from the 1520s until annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Portuguese territories from 1779 until annexed by the Indian army on 11 August 1961.
Diu: Fort Walls Diu Upload Photo: N-DD-4 Old Mosque (Jama Masjid) Diu: Inside the Fort, Diu Diu Upload Photo: N-DD-5 St. Paul’s Church Diu: Outside the fort Diu St. Paul’s Church More images: N-DD-6 Fort Walls (Including Gates, Structures, Moat, Open land, Outside & Inside Fort) Daman: Along sea shore outside western corner of Moti Daman ...
According to the 2011 census, Daman and Diu had a literacy rate of 87.1%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. [11] Male and female literacy rates are 91.5 and 79.5 per cent respectively. The lowest female-to-male ratio in India (618 females per thousand males) was recorded in Daman and Diu. [12]
English: Emblem of the former territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in India. Source: Goa, Daman and Diu Government Gazette ... Please link images|File:Emblem of Goa, Daman ...
This site is a marshland and thus home to migratory birds like Flamingos, locally called as 'Surkhaab'. [3] Other birds found in the area include the Painted Stork, Paddy field Pipit, Purple Sun Bird, Cattle Egret, Grey Plover, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Striated Heron, Red Neck Phalarope, Red Wattled Lapwing, Indian Carmorant, Red-vented Bulbul, Comb Duck, House Crow, Black Winged Stilt, Asian ...
The Diu Fortress (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Diu or formally Fortaleza de São Tomé) [1] is a Portuguese-built fortification located on the west 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 century.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a district of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India.It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli, wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north-west, and the smaller enclave of Dadra, which is surrounded by Gujarat.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The sanctuary includes the Satmalia Deer Park [1] and Vasona Lion Safari [2] [3] [4]