Vanakbara
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Village | |
 Map of Diu showing Brancavará | |
  Vanakbara | |
| Coordinates: 20°42′46.24″N 70°57′36.67″E / 20.7128444°N 70.9601861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 the 1616 AD.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "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)".