Champ de Mars Racecourse
The Champ de Mars Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse race track in Port Louis, Mauritius. The Racecourse was inaugurated on 25 June 1812, by The Mauritius Turf Club which was founded earlier the same year by Edward Alured Draper, who served in different…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Sports venue
- Description: Thoroughbred horse race track
- Also known as: “Champ de Mars Race Course”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis.
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 1½ km northwest of Champ de Mars Racecourse.
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 640 metres northwest of Champ de Mars Racecourse.
Citadelle de Port-Louis
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Citadelle de Port-Louis is situated 570 metres north of Champ de Mars Racecourse.
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 Champ de Mars Racecourse.
Champ de Mars Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.16888° or 20° 10′ 8″ southLongitude
57.51043° or 57° 30′ 38″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
5HFVRGJ6+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 33362287OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racing
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Champ de Mars Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “火星冠军赛马场”
- Chinese: “火星冠軍賽馬場”
- French: “Hippodrome du Champ de Mars”
- German: “Champ de Mars”
- Japanese: “シャン・ド・マルス競馬場”
- Spanish: “Hipodromo Champ de Mars”
- Spanish: “Hipódromo Champ de Mars”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Champ de Mars Racecourse”. Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.