Querim
village in Goa, India
Querim or Keri is a village on the river mouth of the Tiracol River, part of the Pernem sub-division of North Goa, India. It is the northwesternmost point of the state, known for Querim Beach, the historic Church of St. Francis Xavier and a nearby Portuguese fortress.
A road connects the village to nearby Paliyem, and a ferry connects to Tiracol. The nearest town is Pernem.
Querim Beach
Querim Beach is the sandy coastline of the Querim village. It is the largest northernmost beach in Goa. The beach comprises a long stretch of sand, a few rocky outcrops, rows of trees and a river inlet of Tiracol River. It is located to the north of the Arambol beach and village, but in order to reach there by foot, one has to walk through the hill and jungle between a Sweet Water Lake in Paliyem.
“Querim” enters the record as village in Goa, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Querim, village and India can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q105102470. Authority coordinates are 15.713, 73.703. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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