Querim or Keri is a village on the

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of the

Tiracol River Tiracol is a village on the river right mouth of the Tiracol River and part of the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa. Due to its location, it is geographically separated from Goa by land making it a Goan exclave in Maharashtra. It also happens ...

, part of the Pernem sub-division of North Goa,

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. It is the northwesternmost point of the state, known for

Querim Beach Querim Beach is the sandy coastline of the Querim village of Pernem, Goa. It is the largest northernmost beach in Goa. The beach comprises a long stretch of sand with a few rocky outcrops, rows of trees and a river inlet of Tiracol River. It i ...

, the historic Church of St. Francis Xavier and a nearby Portuguese fortress. A road connects the village to nearby Paliyem, and a

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connects to

Tiracol Tiracol is a village on the river right mouth of the Tiracol River and part of the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa. Due to its location, it is geographically separated from Goa by land making it a Goan exclave in Maharashtra. It also happens ...

. The closest is

Pernem Pernem or Pedne (pronounced ) is a town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is the capital of the Pernem Sub-District Geography Pernem is one of the twelve sub-districts of Goa. Pernem sub-district c ...

Querim Beach

is the sandy coastline of the Querim village. It is the largest northernmost beach in

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. The beach comprises a long stretch of sand with a few rocky outcrops, rows of trees and a river inlet of Tiracol River. It is located to the north of the

Arambol beach Arambol is a traditional fisherman village, located approximately a 90 minutes drive from Dabolim Airport (GOI) within the Pernem administrative region of North Goa, India. The beach attracts many international tourists, mainly during the ...

and

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, but in order to reach there by foot, one has to walk through the hill and jungle between a Sweet Water Lake in Paliyem.

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Villages in North Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub