Nani Daman

The 1581 Portuguese Nani Daman ('Little Daman') settlement across the Daman Ganga from the larger Moti Daman fortification. Nani Daman was the Portuguese commercial and shipbuilding centre of the Daman possession — ships were built here through the 17-18th centuries for Portuguese Asian trade. The 1817 Portuguese St Jerome Fort, the 1891 Our Lady of the Rosary Church and the Nani Daman jetty remain from the colonial-era settlement. The 1961 Operation Vijay by the Indian army ended Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961. The modern Nani Daman is the main commercial centre of Daman with the fish-processing industry, the beach tourism belt and the central market. The Daman Ganga bridge connects it to Moti Daman.