Aapravasi Ghat

Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in , , the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: building complex in Port Louis, on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius
  • Also known as: “Ċentru tal-Immigrazzjoni”, “deposito dell’immigrazione”, “Immigration Depot”, “The Immigration Depot”, “ഇമിഗ്രേഷൻ ഡെപ്പൊ”, and “阿普拉瓦西·加特地区”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mauritius Postal Museum and Jummah Mosque.

Museum
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The is the Postal museum in , the capital city of . is situated 210 metres southwest of Aapravasi Ghat.

Mosque
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The formerly "Mosque of the Arabs"… is situated 250 metres southeast of Aapravasi Ghat.

Museum
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The , a museum dedicated to history… is situated 630 metres southwest of Aapravasi Ghat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Louis and Caudan Waterfront.

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is the capital of , and with…

Quarter
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Le is a commercial development in , the capital city of .

Suburb
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is a suburb of the capital city… is situated 2½ km east of Aapravasi Ghat.

Aapravasi Ghat

Latitude
-20.15855° or 20° 9′ 31″ south
Longitude
57.50297° or 57° 30′ 11″ east
Open location code
5HFVRGR3+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 207178096
Wiki­data ID
Q9276
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Aapravasi Ghat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آبرافاسي غات”
  • Arabic: “أبرافاسي غات”
  • Asturian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aapravasi-Qhat”
  • Catalan: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Chinese: “阿普拉瓦西•加特地区”
  • Chinese: “阿普拉瓦西加特历史遗址”
  • Croatian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Dutch: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Estonian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Finnish: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • French: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Galician: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Georgian: “ააპრავასი-გჰატი”
  • German: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Hausa: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Hebrew: “אפרוואסי גהאט”
  • Hindi: “अप्रवासी घाट”
  • Hindi: “आप्रवासी घाट”
  • Italian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Japanese: “アープラヴァシ・ガート”
  • Japanese: “アプラヴァシ・ガート”
  • Maithili: “आप्रवासी घाट”
  • Malay: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Malayalam: “ആപ്രവാസി ഘാട്ട്”
  • Maltese: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Mingrelian: “ააპრავასი-გჰატი”
  • Nepali: “आप्रवासी घाट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Norwegian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Polish: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Portuguese: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Russian: “Ааправаси-Гхат”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Spanish: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Swedish: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Turkish: “Aapravasi Ghat”
  • Ukrainian: “Ааправасі-Ґхат”
  • Vietnamese: “Aapravasi Ghat”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aapravasi Ghat and Musée d’Histoire.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Jhonas and Meenara.

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