page_title: Bicholim
hierarchical_section_title: Bicholim
caption_attribution_description: English: Collage of Photographs of a Goan Temple: Arvalem Caves, Goa
context_page_description: Bicholim, pronounced, also known as Divchal and Dicholi, is a city and a municipal council in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is the headquarters of the Concelho of Bicholim, one of seven that make up the Novas Conquistas, territories added to Goa comparatively latter than the first three of the Velhas Conquistas. The town is located about 30 kilometres from the capital Panjim. It is in the mining heartland of Goa.
context_section_description: Bicholim, pronounced ([ɖicoːlĩː]), also known as Divchal and Dicholi, is a city and a municipal council in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.  It is the headquarters of the Concelho (district) of Bicholim, one of seven that make up the Novas Conquistas (New Conquests), territories added to Goa comparatively latter than the first three of the Velhas Conquistas. The town is located about 30 kilometres from the capital Panjim. It is in the mining heartland of Goa.
caption: Arvalem Caves
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