Diu

E169638
coastal town former Portuguese colony town

Diu is a coastal town and former Portuguese colonial enclave on India’s western coast, known for its historic fort, churches, and beaches.

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Label Occurrences
Diu canonical 9

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town ⓘ
former Portuguese colony ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeStatus municipality ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
commonLanguage English ⓘ
Portuguese (heritage language) ⓘ
country India ⓘ
formerColonialPower Portugal ⓘ
formerStatus Portuguese India ⓘ
surface form: Portuguese India enclave
governingUnionTerritory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
hasBeach Chakratirth Beach ⓘ
Ghoghla Beach ⓘ
Jallandhar Beach ⓘ
Nagoa Beach ⓘ
hasLandmark Diu Fort ⓘ
Naida Caves ⓘ
St. Paul’s Church, Diu ⓘ
St. Thomas Church, Diu ⓘ
hasPort Diu port ⓘ
hasPromenade sea-facing promenade ⓘ
heritage Indo-Portuguese culture ⓘ
historicalEvent annexed by India in 1961 ⓘ
knownFor Diu Fort ⓘ
Portuguese-era churches ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
western India ⓘ
locatedOn Arabian Sea ⓘ
mergedIntoUnionTerritory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
officialLanguage Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
partOf Diu district ⓘ
previousUnionTerritory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
surface form: Daman and Diu
primaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
hospitality industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
touristAttractionType beach destination ⓘ
heritage destination ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu → hasCity → Diu ⓘ
Portuguese India → part → Diu ⓘ
Portuguese India → primaryPortCity → Diu ⓘ
Diu district → hasCapital → Diu ⓘ
Diu district → administrativeHeadquarters → Diu ⓘ
Estado da Índia → mainTerritory → Diu ⓘ
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean → hasCenter → Diu ⓘ
Indian annexation of Daman and Diu → location → Diu ⓘ
Portuguese Indian rupia → usedIn → Diu ⓘ