Dadra and Nagar Haveli (U.T) India

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union Territory in western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave lying a few kilometres north of Nagar Haveli in Gujarat. Its capital is Silvassa. The territory lies some ten to thirty kilometres up-river from the city of Daman.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through the territory. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa both lie on the north bank of the river. The Western Ghats range rises to the east, and the foothills of the range occupy the eastern portion of the district. The territory is landlocked, although the Arabian Sea coast lies just to the west in Gujarat.

The major spoken languages in the territory are Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Dadra_and_Nagar_Hav...

In 1783, Nagar-Aveli was given to the Portuguese as a compensation for the sinking of a Portuguese ship by the Maratha navy. Then, in 1785 the Portuguese purchased Dadra. It was administered by the Portuguese Governor of Daman till 1954.

After India attained Independence in 1947, the residents of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with the help of volunteers of organisations like the United Front of Goans (UFG), the National Movement Liberation Organisation (NMLO) and the Azad Gomantak Dal liberated the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli from Portuguese rule in 1954
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli
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Coordinates:   20°11'10"N   73°4'6"E

Comments

  • The polygon is bad!
  • I've tried to make an accurate polygon for this district but since I'm somewhat of a newbie I guess I've run out of my allowed number of vertices. I hope a more privileged user has a look at this and makes quick work of the polygon.
  • will be fixed by me next few days :) i promice :D
  • The integration was not accepted by the Hague Court, so it's still Portugal as it was decidede by the court in 1961. That held to the invasion of Daman cause of the rage of " pacifist" Nehru, but it's still Portuguese.
  • Still portuguese as The Haia Court decided in 1960. Never was decided other way. Must be liberated from India destruction and become Portugal again, or independent as East Timor...never too late!!! And must be join integrated in Daman Territory, as it was for centuries, not apart...
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