Editing Old Goa (section)

{{About|2nd capital of Portuguese India|the town in North Goa |Goa Velha|the UNESCO World Heritage Site|Churches and Convents of Goa}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Old Goa
| native_name                     = {{Transliteration|kok|Pornnem Gõy, Adlem Gõy}} ([[Konkani in the Roman script|Konkani]])<br />{{native name|pt|Velha Goa}}
| other_name                      = 
| settlement_type                 = City
| image_skyline                   =
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_alt                       = 
| image_caption                   = 1. Capela de Santa Catarina.<br />2. Igreja de São Francisco de Assís.<br />3. Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina.<br />4. Basílica do Bom Jesus.<br />5. Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário.<br />6. Igreja de São Caetano.
| mapsize                         = 150px
| pushpin_map                     = India Goa#India
| coordinates                     = {{coord|15.503|N|73.912|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[States of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Districts of Goa|District]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Talukas of Goa|Sub District]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Goa]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[North Goa District|North Goa]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Ilhas]]
| subdivision_name4               = {{flag|Portugal}}
| established_title               = Established
| established_date                = 1510
| founder                         = [[Afonso de Albuquerque]]
| named_for                       = "Old Goa" in Portuguese
| government_type                 = Panchayat
| leader_title                    = Sarpanch
| leader_name                     = 
| area_footnotes                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 4
| elevation_m                     = 6
| population_total                = 2550
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_density_km2          = auto
| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| demographics_type2              = Religions<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/626734-goa-velha-goa.html | title=Goa Velha Census Town City Population Census 2011-2020 &#124; Goa}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1            = Dominant
| demographics2_info1             = [[Roman Catholicism]]
| postal_code_type                = Postcode
| postal_code                     = 403403
| area_code                       = 0832
| area_code_type                  = Telephone Code
| website                         = 
| footnotes                       = 
| demographics1_info1             = [[Konkani language|Konkani]]
| demographics1_title2            = Also Spoken
| demographics1_info2             = [[English language|English]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| demographics1_title3            = Historical
| demographics1_info3             = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| demographics2_title2            = Minor
| demographics2_info2             = [[Hinduism]]
| demographics2_title3            = Historical
| demographics2_info3             = [[Roman Catholicism]]
| timezone                        = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset                      = +5:30
}}

'''Old Goa''' ([[Konkani in the Roman script|Konkani]]: {{Transliteration|kok|Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy}}; {{langx|pt|Velha Goa|translation='Old Goa'}}) is a [[historical site]] and [[city]] situated on the southern banks of the [[River Mandovi]], within the [[Tiswadi]] ''taluka'' (''Ilhas'') of [[North Goa district]], in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Goa]].

The city was established by the [[Bijapur Sultanate]] in the 15th century AD. After the [[Portuguese conquest of Goa]], it served as capital of [[Portuguese India]]n possessions, such as Mumbai/Bombay (''[[Bom Bahia]]'') territory and the state of Kochi/Cochin (''[[Cochin State|Cochim]]''), until its abandonment in the 18th century AD due to a [[Plague (disease)|plague]]. Under Portuguese rule, it is said to have been a city of nearly 200,000 people, from whence the [[spice trade]] was carried out across the [[Portuguese East Indies]]. The deserted city, containing churches and convents of outstanding architectural and religious importance, has been declared a [[World Heritage Site]] by the [[UNESCO]].<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/234 |title = Churches and Convents of Goa |website = UNESCO World Heritage Convention |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 18 Jun 2023}}</ref> Old Goa is approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=off}} east of the current state capital of [[Panjim]] ({{langx|pt|Nova Goa|translation='New Goa'}}).