Aapravasi Ghat
depot, Port Louis, Mauritius
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Mauritius
- In Mauritius: The arts and cultural institutions
Also of cultural interest is Aapravasi Ghat, in Port Louis, and Le Morne Cultural Landscape, located on a peninsula on the southwest side of the island; both have been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. Aapravasi Ghat was used as an immigration depot from 1849–1923 for indentured labourers arriving from India.…
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Port Louis
- In Port Louis
Nearby is Aapravasi Ghat, an immigration depot used from 1849 to 1923 and the site where the modern indentured labour system was begun by the British government in 1834; it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. The University of Mauritius (1965) and the Sugar…
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