History of Diu Fort
History Of The Diu
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Diu
was a major port between the 14th and 16th centuries, when it was the trading
post and naval base from which the Ottomans controlled the northern Arabian Sea
shipping routes.
The
Portuguese secured control of Diu in 1535 and kept it until India launched
Operation Vijay in 1961 Diu, Daman and Goa were administered as a single union
territory of India until 1987, when Goa became a state. Many Diu families have
joint Indian-Portuguese citizenship.
With
Daman, Diu is still governed from Delhi as part of the Union Territory of Daman
and Diu and is not part of Gujarat. Diu includes Diu island, separated from the
mainland by a narrow channel, and two tiny mainland enclaves. One of these,
housing the village of Ghoghla, is the entry point to Diu from Una.
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