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	Goa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Goa's main rivers are the Mandovi, the Zuari, the Terekhol, Chapora and the Betul.
		Panaji is the headquarters of the north Goa district and Margao of the south district.
		Goa is India's richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole, and one of its fastest growth rates: 8.23% (yearly average 1990-2000).
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Goa (4639 words)

	Goa Tourism Development Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		History records that Goa formed part of the Mauryan Empire in the 3 rd century BC.
		At the place where two of Goa's famous rivers meet the Arabian Sea is the secluded bay of Dona Paula is a village named after Dona Paula de Menezes, the wife of a noble man Antonio de Souto Maior, who died as a young woman in 1682.
		The official residence of the Governor of Goa, known as Cabo Raj Bhavan is situated on the westernmost tip of Dona Paula.
	www.goa-tourism.com /about-goa.html (984 words)

	India Travelogue Destinations India Goa: History Goa India, Goa vacations, Goa Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After the Kadambas, Goa was ruled by the Yadavas of Devaguiri (modern Daulatabad) from the 12th to 13th century AD, the hindu empire of Vijayanagar (14-15th century AD), and became a part of the Muslim Bahmani Kingdom of Deccan in the 15th century.
		Goa with its natural harbours was the ideal base for the seafaring Portuguese, who were desperate to control the spice trade from India and the spread of Christianity.
		Goa reached its present size in the 18th century as a result of further annexations, first in 1763 when the provinces of Ponda, Sanquem, Quepem and Canacona were added, and later in 1788 when Pednem, Bicholim and Satari were added.
	www.indiatravelogue.com /dest/goa/goahist.html (1596 words)

	Travel in Goa - India - Asia - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Goa fell to the Muslims for the first time in 1312, but they were forced to evacuate it in 1370 by Harihara I of the Vijayanagar empire whose capital was at Hampi in Karnataka state.
		The Vijayanagar rulers held on to Goa for nearly 100 years, during which its harbours were important landing places for Arabian horses on their way to Hampi to strengthen the Vijaynagar cavalry.
		Blessed as it was by natural harbours and wide rivers, Goa was the ideal base for the seafaring Portuguese, bent on their quest for control of the spice route from the east and the spread of Christianity.
	www.asiatravelling.net /india/goa/goa_history.htm (683 words)

	Goa History
		The history of the Goa scene is examined in a number of stages.
		Following that, the early history of the Goa beach scene in the 60s and 70s is described, before a more detailed examination of the heyday period in which the Goa trance style was developed.
		Goa trance tracks nearly always have a 16th note single pitch repetition, using a sharply defined upper harmonic filter swept synth timbre with the oscillator close to the point of resonance.
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	History of Goa
		Goa was nicknamed the Pearl of the Orient by medieval sailors.
		This is the Goa familiar to most tourists, with its coastline of palm fringed beaches, its paddy fields and the characteristic white facades of churches.
		Blessed as it was by natural harbours and wide rivers, Goa was the ideal base for the sea faring Portuguese, bent on their quest for control of the spice route from the east and the spread of Christianity.
	www.clickgoa.com /history/history_goa.html (797 words)

	goa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Goa was captured and annexed to the Portuguese in 1510 following the urges of trade and demand of spices and also cottons and indigo.
		Goa was coveted and ruled by a great number of Indian kingdoms and dynasties from the 4th century onwards.
		Goa's early history is part legend, mentioned in the Hindu Mahabharata as Gomantak and in the Puranas as Govapuri.
	www.totalgoa.com /aboutgoa.htm (918 words)

	GoaInns.Com -->> Complete travel information portal of Goa, Complete History of Goa.
		In the mythological history of Goa it is believed that the Konkan coastline was created by saint parshuram the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
		Goa fell to the Muslims in 1312, but were forced out by harihara of vijaynagar empire in 1370.
		Goa came to be known as the "Lisbon of the East".
	www.goainns.com /History.aspx (603 words)

	History of Goa
		Since Independence Goa has continued to prosper bolstered by receipts from iron-ore exports and a booming tourist industry, but it is struggling to hold its own against a tidal wave of immigration from other Indian States.
		As a legacy of its unusual colonial history Goa was inherited a mixture of language.
		Meanwhile children in Goa are taught three or four languages as a standard part of the school syllabus.
	www.goa2u.com /history.htm (1078 words)

	Goa History, Goa History Guide, About Goa History: India Line Travel
		The ever increasing prosperity of Goa again attracted the attention of the Bahamani rulers and they captured it again, however, their control did not continue for long and the Sultan of newly founded Sultanate of Bijaipur (carved out of Bahamani Empire itself), Adil Shah established himself as the ruler of Goa.
		This was the invitation that brought the Portuguese Admiral, Afonso Albuquerque to the port of Goa and marked the beginning of the long Portuguese rule in Goa.
		In the 1987, Goa was declared a state and today, it is one of the prime cultural and tourists centre of India.
	www.indialine.com /travel/goa/history.html (1081 words)

	1st Goa resource site : all Goa and Goa Trance at a Glance: History
		The ancient Hindu city of Goa, of which hardly a fragment survives, was built at the southernmost point of the island, and it was famous in early Hindu legend and history.
		Goa became the capital of the whole Portuguese empire in the east.
		Between 1695 and 1775 the population of Old Goa dwindled from 20,000 to 1,600; and in 1835 the city was inhabited by only a few priests, monks, and nuns.
	www.goanet.com /text/general/history.htm (720 words)

	Goa culture, goa travel, goa visit, goa history, india goa tour.
		Goa culture, goa travel, goa visit, goa history, india goa tour.
		To catch a glimpse of Goa’s pre-Portuguese religious architecture, one has to travel 70 kilometres from Panaji to reach a quiet, thinly populated village — Tamdi Surla.
		A meteorite landed on the hill and came to be worshipped as a divine symbol.
	www.indiaprofile.com /destinations/goa/goa-culture.htm (1416 words)

	Goa Hotels Travel Guide - History of Goa
		Blessed by its natural harbours and wide rivers, Goa was the ideal base for the seafaring Portuguese, who were determined to wrestle control of the spice route from the East.
		At this point Old Goa was the largest city in the East, boasting of no less than 300 churches, within the town and having a population of over 40,000 people.
		Modern-day Goa is a conglomerate, of the various civilizations that it came in touch with, and that influenced the culture of Goa as a whole.
	www.hoteltravel.com /india/goa/guides/history.htm (947 words)

	GoaCentral.Com-History of Goa
		Legend (and history to some extent) has it that a section of Saraswat Brahmins, (one of the sub-sects of Brahmins who eat fish) became the first wave of Brahmins to settle in Goa.
		By the mid 17th century, Goa's decline as a commercial port began to mirror the decline of Portuguese power in the East as a result of several military losses to the Dutch and the British.
		It was ratified in India's parliament, the Lok Sabha (the lower house) on the 1st of December 1966, and the Rajya Sabha (the upper house) on the 7th of December 1966.
	goacentral.com /Goahistory/Historyofgoa.htm (5834 words)

	Goa - Churches, Temples, Mosques and Monuments
		Old Goa is an important pilgrimage Centre visited by thousands of pilgrims and devotees particularly on the occasion of St Francis Xavier's annual feast on 3rd December.
		At Old Goa, about 15 kms from Panaji, rises a complex of ancient churches, monasteries and convents renowned for their unique architectural style and loftiness.
		It is one of the oldest churches in Goa, built in 1597 on the side of a Hindu Shrine, by name Ravalnath, the remains of which are visible even today.
	www.amchegoa.com /church_temple_mosque_goa.htm (1621 words)

	Goa History
		The first stable ruler of Goa Kadamba dynasty, Guhulladeva I entered into a profitable alliance with Tiswadi’s Muslim settlers and thus began the foundation of a secular, cosmopolitan political-economic partnership at the beginning of the second millennium.
		The Bahamanis annexed Goa around 1350 A.D and continued to hold it till 1380 A.D. During these 30 years, Goa passed though a frenzy of religious persecution and the proselytizing zeal of iconoclastic Bahamanis.
		Considering the three important phases of political transformation during this century the period of freedom struggle (1946 – 1961), the Union- territorial period (1961-1987) and the post-statehood period – this century could be called as a century of liberation,empowerment,enlightenment and experimentation.
	www.vivagoa.com /misc/goahist.htm (1104 words)

	History of Goa :: Goa Hotels, India
		Although Goa is prevailing as a legacy of the Portuguese colonial era, in fact, its history dates back to as early as in the antiquity during which facts were mingled with mythology.
		For the next 700 years, Goa was ruled by the succession of Hindu dynasties such as the Shillaharas, the Kadambas, and the Chalukyans.
		Until 1312, Goa was controlled by the Muslims, and it began to rise as an important landing place for ships carrying horses to Hampi.
	www.goa-hotels-guide.com /history.htm (383 words)

	Goa : History, Past and Present History of Goa
		Goa's history stretches back to the 3rd Century BC, when, it formed part of the Mauryan Empire.
		Goa fell to the Muslims for the first time in 1312, but the invaders were forced to evacuate it in 1370, by Harihara, whose capital was in present day Hampi.
		Modern-day Goa is a conglomerate, of the various civilizations that it came in touch with, and that influenced the culture of Goa.
	www.amchegoa.com /history.htm (841 words)

	Goa - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The National Congress (Goa) was formed in 1930 on the pattern of the Indian National Congress to spearhead the freedom movement in Goa.
		As Goa was the headquarters for all Portuguese possessions in East Africa and Asia, the Governor of Goa wielded enormous power.
		The close lingual and cultural ties of Goa with Maharashtra and of Daman and Diu with Gujarat necessitated an opinion poll in January 1967.
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	HISTORY-goa-webindi123.com
		Goa, a part of Konkan, became an important port of the ancient and medieval traders like the Phoenicians, the Persians, the Arabs, the Sumarians, the Greeks and the Romans.
		In the 2nd century BC Goa was under the Satavahanas.
		Under their rule Goa became India's maritime power and they built Gopakapattana (now Goa Velha) a few kilometres south west of old Goa which remained the capital until their fall.
	www.webindia123.com /GOA/history/history.htm (366 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Goa
		The city of Goa, originally a fortress in the hands first of the Hindus and then of the Mohammedans, was taken by Albuquerque in 1510.
		In accordance with the concordat of 1886 (with subsequent adjustments) the Archdiocese of Goa comprises the whole of the Portuguese territory of Goa, and in British territory the three districts of North Canara, Savantwadi, and Belgaum, besides one exempted church in Poona.
		The map of Goa, representing an area of about a mile and a half by one mile, which accompanies this article is based on those of Cottineau de Kloguen and Fonseca, modified by personal observations made in 1907.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06602a.htm (2192 words)

	Goa India History,Goa Visit,Information on Goa India,Goa Information ,Portuguese Goa India,History of Goa
		The history of Portuguese Goa India tells a sweet and sour story of colonial heritage, oppressive rulers, a glorious culture, and uneventful immediate past.
		As a land with the identity of its own, Portuguese Goa India was brought into focus when it was liberated of Portugal from its oppressive rule of around 450 hundred years in 1961.
		Goa for all purposes was not on the Portuguese Radar even after a long time of their presence in India.
	www.goahub.com /goa/introduction/goa_history.html (660 words)

	Goa from A to Z
		New Goa Assembly Complex - The prestigious new Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex at Alto Porvorim was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Sunday, 5th March, 2000.
		According to projections prepared by a private consultant for the Goa tourism master plan for the next 25 years, around 9.76 lakh foreign tourists, four times the present number of arrivals, and around 17.33 lakhs domestic tourists wiil double the present figure.
		Towards the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, our ancestors in their wisdom and philanthropic thinking founded clubs known as Kudds as they are called in the venacular language, Konkanni.
	www.vivagoa.com /goa-A-Z (617 words)

	GOA WORLD - Shenoi Goembab
		It comprised of G M B Rodrigues of Mumbai, Dr Tanaji Halarnkar and Felicio Cardoz from Goa, Prof Edward Noronha from Mysore, Basti Waman Shenoi and Rev Msgr Alexander D'Souza from Mangalore and Ozario representing the Mandd Sobhann.
		He was one of the equally great historian, who not only documented the history of Goa but analysed it objectively.
		He has made valuable original contributions in almost all forms of literature – short stories, novels, poetry, drama, essays, linguistics, philosophy, history etc. His works in the field of history, linguistics and philosophy are classics and are recognised by renowned scholars till date.
	www.goa-world.com /goa/books/shenoi.htm (891 words)

	A Summary of the Early History of Goa
		This was around 2200 BC In fact Goa was shaped geographically and ethnically by many cultures that single it out from other parts of India.
		Unlike the 0.46 unit generally prevalent in India, it is pointed out that the portioning in Goa agrees with the Sumerian 12 cubits to a pole, and 0.495 of a metre to a cubit.
		The settlement of these 96 Brahman families were a milestone in the history of Goa, who together with the hardworking Kundbis, a race which migrated from the south, literally wrenched from the mountain range and the sea, the fertile stretch of land between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats.
	www.goacom.com /culture/history/history0.html (1025 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		And so began an era of changing fortunes and attitudes, of splendour and greed, pomp and misery, the tyranny of conquerors and the compassion of missionaries, the daring of adventures and the abnegation of martyrs.
		The Portuguese did not quite realise four centuries later that they had overstayed their welcome and that it was time for them to leave Goa and allow it to be re-united with India.
		Eventually, they were ousted from Goa, after an armed action ordered by the Government of India, on 19th December 1961.
	www.edc-goa.com /html/history.htm (121 words)

	History of Goa
		Goa was originally a Portuguese colony after the British left India.
		The major air effort of the Goa Operations were directed at the smaller enclave of Diu.
		The Goa operations gave the IAF an opportunity to employ jet air power for the first time on a massive scale.
	www.hotelingoa.com /explore-goa/the-liberation-of-goa.html (1500 words)

	Old Goa—History, Old Goa Tour, Old Goa Visit, Old Goa India
		Goa Travel Guide presented by Goahub with complete travel information about Goa in India, Beaches of Goa, Goa Travel Packages, Tour Plans and Holiday Packages for Goa, Goa Hotels and Resorts and Hotel Packages from Goa, Goa Tourism, Tours of Goa, and information about Flights to Goa.
		As the Arabian Sea lapped hungrily on the shores of Goa, seafaring merchants cast yearning looks at this natural harbor, which was ideally situated to become a center for their activities.
		In a letter dated 6th January 1543, to the king a message was sent from Goa praising the work of a carpenter who had destroyed almost all pagodas and houses of idolatry worship in Goa.
	www.goahub.com /goa/introduction/old_goa/history.html (597 words)

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