Vanakbara
Village in DNDD, India
Vanakbara Brancavará[1] or Brancawada[2] | |
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Village | |
![]() Map of Diu showing Brancavará | |
20°42′46.24″N 70°57′36.67″E / 20.7128444°N 70.9601861°E / 20.7128444; 70.9601861 | |
Country | ![]() |
UT | DNDD |
District | Diu |
Sub-district | Diu Island |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | approx. 1,695[3] |
Demonym | Vanakbarai or Brancavaroi |
Languages | |
• Official | English |
• Also spoken (understood) | Gujarati, Hindi |
• Historical | Portuguese |
Religions | |
• Dominant | Christianity, Hinduism |
• Historical | Roman Catholicism |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vanakbara or Brancavará (also spelt Brancawada) is a fishing village[4] along the western tip of Diu. It is around 45 kilometres (28 mi) away from the town of Diu.
Its main attractions are its beach - which lies to the south of the village and the fish market itself[5]
The oldest building in the village is the Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia church, dating to 1616-1630 AD.[6]
References
- ^ "Diu and the Diuese: Indian Ocean, Heritage, and Cultural Landscape".
- ^ "DAMAN & DIU" (PDF).
- ^ "Vanakbara".
- ^ "Diu's fishing village of Vanakbara: A great place if you can bear the smell".
- ^ "12 Easy Weekend Getaways to Get Away from the Crowd - Part II".
- ^ "The island of Diu, its architecture and historic remains", M. and N. H. Shokoohy, SAS, vol. XXVI, 2010, 161-190, figs 1-40 (1 map, 1 site plan, 2 town plans, 24 architectural drawings, 33 photographs)".