Citadel
Citadel is a fort in Port Louis District, Mauritius. Citadel is situated nearby to the church St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis, as well as near the protected area Aapravasi Ghat.- Type: Fort
- Description: hill in Mauritius
- Also known as: “Fort Adelaide”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadelle de Port-Louis and Aapravasi Ghat.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. Aapravasi Ghat is situated 1 km northwest of Citadel.
St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis
Church
St. Louis Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Port Louis, Mauritius, the seat of the bishop of Port-Louis. Several churches have been built in succession at this location. St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis is situated 410 metres west of Citadel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Louis and Caudan Waterfront.
Port Louis
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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
Photo: Sblaval, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864.
Citadel
- Categories: hill, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Citadel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Citadel”
- Dutch: “Citadel”
- Spanish: “Citadel”
- Swedish: “Citadel (kulle i Mauritius)”
- Ukrainian: “Цитадель”
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