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#REDIRECT [[Mollem, Goa]]
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| name                    = Molem
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| native_name            = मोले
| native_name_lang        = मोले ([[Konkani]])
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| subdivision_name1      = [[Goa]]
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| subdivision_name2      = [[South Goa district|South Goa]]
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{{Otheruses|Mollem}}
'''Mollem''' (pronounced '''mole'''; the alphabet '''m''' is silent) or '''मोले''' is a small village in [[Goa]], [[South India]] on National Highway 4 near the border with [[Karnataka]] in the foothills of the [[Sahyadri]] Mountain range at the beginning of [[Anmod]] Ghat. It comes under the [[Dharbandora]] block.<ref>[http://iay.nic.in/netiay/benf_lvl2.aspx?page=p&panchayat_code=1002002042&panchayat_name=MOLEM&state_code=10&state_name=GOA&district_name=SOUTH%20GOA&block_name=SANGUEM,&fin_year=2010-2011&shortname=GO Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2010-2011]</ref> It is the primary entry point for [[Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park]].
==Geology==
Some of the world's oldest rocks are found in this region and are classified as [[Gneiss|Trondjemeitic Gneiss]] with  [[Rubidium]] [[isotope dating]] estimating them to be at least 3,600 million years old.
== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in South Goa district]]
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