Goa is a state located on India's western coast along the Konkan coastline. It has a scenic beauty and rich architectural heritage from its Portuguese colonial past. Goa is known as the "Pearl of the Orient" and is a popular tourist destination for its beaches, places of worship, and world heritage architecture. The capital is Panaji and the largest city is Vasco da Gama. Goa has a tropical climate with monsoon rains from June to September. It is famous for beaches like Calangute and Vagator and temples like the Manguesh temple.

1. GOA
Variously known as "Pearl of the Orient" and a "Tourist
Paradise", the state of Goa is located on the western
coast of India in the coastal belt known as Konkan. The
magnificent scenic beauty and the architectural
splendours of its temples, churches and old houses have
made Goa a firm favourite with travellers around the
world.

3. • GOA -Panaji is the capital.
• Vasco da Gama is the largest city. The historic city of
Margao still exhibits the cultural influence of the
Portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century
as merchants, and conquered it soon thereafter. The
Portuguese rule existed for about 450 years, until it
was annexed by India in 1961.
BEAUTIFUL
SUNSET

4. WHY IS GOA SO POPULAR?
• Goa is renowned for its
beaches, places of
worship and world
heritage architecture.
Goa is visited by large
numbers of
international and
domestic tourists each
year. It also has rich
flora and fauna.

5. GEOGRAPHY
• - Goa encompasses an area of 3,702 km². Most of
Goa is a part of Konkan.
• Goa has a coastline of 101 km
• . Goa's main rivers are Mandovi and Zuari.
• The Mormugao harbour on the mouth of the
River Zuari is one of the best natural harbours in
South Asia.
• Goa has about 140 islands. Goa has more than
three hundred ancient tanks and over a hundred
medicinal springs. The soil is rich in minerals.

6. CLIMATE
• Geography Goa has a hot and humid climate for
most of the year. The monsoon rains arrive by early
June. Goa has short winter between December and
February. The temperature goes down to around 21
°C. May is the hottest, seeing temperatures of over
35 °C. Goa's major cities include Panaji, Vasco,
Mapusa, Margao and Mormugao.

7. MORE ABOUT GOA
• Flora n Fauna - Goa's wildlife sanctuaries boast of
more than 1512 documented species of plants, over
275 species of birds, over 48 kinds of animals and
over 60 genera of reptiles.
• Rice is the main food crop with main cash crops
Coconuts, cashew nuts and fruits like pineapples,
mangoes and bananas.
• State animal is Gaur, state bird is Bulbul, and state
tree is Asan. Goa's forests are rich with medicinal
plants.

8. . VAGATOR is a lovely palm-fringed beach with the Chapora
Fort in the back ground situated on the Kalsua along the
Chapora river basin.

9. BEAUTIFUL
BEACHES OF
GOA

10. BEACHES
IN GOA

11. CALANGUTE is also known as BAGA BEACH. It is Queen of Goa's
Beaches and the most popular holiday resort in Goa known for
scenic splendour.

12. FAMOUS TEMPLES
• Manguesh Temple Sri Manguesh Shiv temple at
Mangueshi in Ponda Taluka, the most prominent among
temples, is situated along the National Highway-4A
about 23-km from Panaji.
• It is famous for its pristine glory, which attracts
thousands of visitors every year and is gifted by the
Welcome Gate, an elegant lamp tower, a "Noubatkhana"
overlooking the temple tank and the "Agrashalas" on
three sides. the structure visitors see today dates from
the 1700s.
• GOA Shanta Durga Temple Temples Nagueshi Temple
Pandava Caves 1st century AD Siolim Temple.

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