Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: main island in the country of Mauritius
- Also known as: “Cirne”, “Dina Arobi”, “Île de France”, “Ilha da Cirnos”, “Isle Moris”, “Isle of France”, “Mauritian Island”, “Mauritius Island”, “Swan Island”, and “The Isle of France”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal College Curepipe and Lycée La Bourdonnais.
Royal College Curepipe
College
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The Royal College Curepipe is the most prestigious secondary school in Mauritius, with high admission standards. Since 1791 it has been regarded as a school of excellence and started to build a consistent laureateship from the 1800s and now has 207 years of laureateship. Royal College Curepipe is situated 7 km west of Mauritius.
Lycée La Bourdonnais
School
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Lycée La Bourdonnais is a French international school in Curepipe, Mauritius. It serves primary school through lycée. It was founded in 1953. Lycée La Bourdonnais is situated 6 km southwest of Mauritius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curepipe and Vacoas-Phoenix.
Curepipe
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Curepipe is a sprawling town in the centre of Mauritius. At an altitude of 561 m, it marks the top of the ridge on the road between Port Louis and Vieux Grand Port, and the name may indicate that travellers rested here for long enough to smoke then clean out their clay pipes.
Vacoas-Phoenix
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Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.
Quartier-Militaire
Village
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Quartier Militaire is a village in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District. It houses the region's District Council. Its quarters and suburbs include Bonne Veine, Esperance, Providence, Vuillemin. Quartier-Militaire is situated 6 km north of Mauritius.
Mauritius
- Category: landform
- Location: Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Walloon—“Mauritius” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ishulli Mauricius”
- Arabic: “جزيرة موريشيوس”
- Armenian: “Մավրիկյան կղզի”
- Asturian: “Islla de Mauriciu”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Маўрыкій”
- Belarusian: “Маўрыкій”
- Catalan: “illa Maurici”
- Catalan: “Illa Maurici”
- Catalan: “Maurici”
- Cebuano: “Mauritius”
- Chinese: “毛里求斯主岛”
- Chinese: “毛里求斯島”
- Czech: “Mauricius”
- Danish: “Mauritius”
- Dutch: “Mauritius Eiland”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Maŭricio”
- Esperanto: “Maŭricio”
- Estonian: “Mauritiuse saar”
- French: “Cerné”
- French: “ile Maurice”
- French: “Ile Maurice”
- French: “île Maurice”
- French: “Île Maurice”
- French: “Ile mauricienne”
- French: “Île mauricienne”
- French: “Isle de France”
- French: “L’Ile de France”
- French: “L’ile maurice”
- French: “L’île maurice”
- French: “Maurice”
- Galician: “Illa de Mauricio”
- Georgian: “მავრიკი”
- German: “Insel Mauritius”
- German: “Mauritius-Insel”
- German: “Mauritius”
- Greek: “Μαυρίκιος”
- Interlingua: “insula Mauritio”
- Irish: “Oileán Mhuirís”
- Italian: “isola di Mauritius”
- Italian: “Mauritius”
- Japanese: “モーリシャス島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mauritius”
- Polish: “Mauritius (wyspa)”
- Polish: “Mauritius”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Maurícia”
- Portuguese: “Maurícia (ilha)”
- Portuguese: “Maurícia”
- Romanian: “Insula Mauritius”
- Russian: “Маврикий”
- Russian: “Маврикия святого остров”
- Russian: “Остров Святого Маврикия”
- Slovenian: “Mauritius”
- Slovenian: “Mavricij”
- Spanish: “Ile de France o Isla de Francia”
- Spanish: “Île de France o Isla de Francia”
- Spanish: “Isla de Francia”
- Spanish: “Isla de Mauricio”
- Spanish: “Mauricio”
- Swedish: “Mauritius”
- Ukrainian: “Маврикій”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Mauritius”
- Walloon: “Iye Meurice”
- Walloon: “Îye Morice”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Midlands Reservoir and Piton du Milieu Reservoir.
Mauritius: Must-Visit Destinations
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