Fort Adelaide
Fort Adelaide is a fort in Port Louis District, Mauritius. Fort Adelaide is situated nearby to the office building Bank of Mauritius Tower, as well as near Mauritius Postal Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Mauritius Postal Museum.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
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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 340 metres north of Fort Adelaide.
Mauritius Postal Museum
Museum
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The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Mauritius Postal Museum is situated 310 metres northwest of Fort Adelaide.
Bank of Mauritius Tower
Office building
The Bank of Mauritius Tower is a skyscraper in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, and a home to the Bank of Mauritius. It is the tallest building of the country.
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
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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
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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. Sainte-Croix is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort Adelaide.
Fort Adelaide
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.16139° or 20° 9′ 41″ southLongitude
57.50417° or 57° 30′ 15″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
5HFVRGQ3+CMGeoNames ID
1106823
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