Agaçaim

Agaçaim, sometimes spelt Agassaim, is a village on the northern banks of the Zuari River in Ilhas, Goa, surrounded by Panjim to the north, Margão to the south, Vasco da Gama to the west and Ponda to the east, thus making it a main connection between North Goa and South Goa via the Zuari Bridge. Agaçaim is famous for its Goan chouriço.

Agaçaim

Agassaim
Village
Agaçaim
Location of Agaçaim in Goa
Agaçaim
Agaçaim (India)
Coordinates: 15°25′35″N 73°53′56″E
CountryIndia
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Sub-districtIlhas de Goa
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode
403204
Area code(s)0832
Websitegoa.gov.in

History

Agaçaim near Gopakapattanam (the old capital and principal port of pre-Portuguese Goa) was a bazaar/mercado/market or mercantile cum migrating Christian community on the fringes of the Indian Ocean and is attested by the discovery of stone crosses with Pahlavi (archaic Persian) inscription in several places along the west coast of India.[1] The 2001 discovery of a granite stone cross by Father Cosme Costa, sfx, has been dated to seventh century with Pahlavi inscription, shows that Christianity arrived to Goa, India before the branching of Abrahamic religion to Muslim religion.

Agassaim near Agaçaim has always played a very crucial role in the political scene of Goa, be it the Save Goa Campaign or the Konkani language agitation in 1986. During these events, 7 martyrs died for the Konkani language.

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References
  1. Malekandathil, Pius (2010). Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean. ISBN 9789380607016.


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