Piedade
Piedade is an island village located in Ilhas, a northern district in the state of Goa, India, and named after Our Lady of Compassion. The name comes from the Portuguese word piedade, which means "compassion".- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in India
- Also known as: “Goltim-Navelim” and “Piedade, Goa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Se Cathedral and Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Se Cathedral
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church
Photo: Utpal Chakravarty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church built between 1544 and 1547, in Old Goa, State of Goa, India. This church is part of the collection belonging to the World Heritage Site of churches and convents of Goa. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is situated 2½ km south of Piedade.
Arch of the Viceroys
Photo: Drpraj2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Arch of the Viceroys, also known as Viceroy's Arch, was erected in 1599 in Goa, India, by Viceroy Francisco da Gama. It was erected to commemorate Vasco da Gama’s arrival in India in 1498. Arch of the Viceroys is situated 2½ km southeast of Piedade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Matias and Tiswadi.
São Matias
Village
São Mathias also known as Malar is a village on Divar Island, Tiswadi or Ilhas, in the Indian state of Goa. The island is located 10 km upriver from Panjim.
Tiswadi
Photo: Fredericknoronha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiswadi, formerly known as Ilhas, is a taluka in the district of North Goa, situated in the Indian coastal state of Goa. It is an estuarine island situated on the confluence of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers.
Old Goa
Piedade
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Tiswadi, North Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.52377° or 15° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
73.89867° or 73° 53′ 55″ eastOpen location code
7J7MGVFX+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4270045610OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q24907522
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to South Azerbaijani—“Piedade” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Piedade”
- Dutch: “Piedade”
- South Azerbaijani: “پیداد, قوا”
- South Azerbaijani: “پیداد”
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