Diu Fortress
The Diu Fortress 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.Photo: Sumit sharma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in India
- Also known as: “Diu Fort” and “Diu Fort together with the inside building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Paul’s Church.
St. Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Paul’s Church and officially College of the Holy Spirit and Church of Our Lady of the Conception or Saint Paul, is situated on Diu Island, on the west coast of India, a Union Territory of India. St. Paul’s Church is situated 560 metres west of Diu Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diu and Gogolá.
Diu
Town
Photo: Pixels.srinath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diu, also known as Diu Town, is a medieval fortified town in Diu district in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Diu district is the tenth least populated district of India.
Gogolá
Village
Gogolá or Ghogolá is a village within the Diu district, in the territory of the Union of DNDD, in India. It is a continental enclave located on the peninsula of the same name.
Malala
Village
Malala is a village in the Diu district and Union Territory of Daman and Diu, India. Malala is situated 5 km west of Diu Fortress.
Diu Fortress
- Categories: fortress, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Diu Fortress” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “第乌堡”
- Chinese: “第烏堡”
- Gujarati: “દીવ કિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “दीव किला”
- Japanese: “ディーウ城”
- Japanese: “ディウ要塞”
- Malayalam: “ഡിയു കോട്ട”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Diu”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Diu”
- Tamil: “தியூ கோட்டை”
- Urdu: “قلعہ دیو”
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