• Brief History of the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site. ... Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property. Outstanding Universal Value.
  • The Aapravasi Ghat site stands as a major historic testimony of indenture in the 19th century and is the sole surviving example of this unique modern diaspora.
  • The Immigration Depot is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries.
  • Our first stop of the day tour was at Aapravasi Ghat. ... For someone of Indian origin a visit to Aapravasi Ghat surely has huge emotional impact.
  • Aapravasi Ghat entrance fee: Free. How to reach Aapravasi Ghat: Aapravasi Ghat is located on the 1st Quay Street in Port Louis in Mauritius.
  • Aapravasi Ghat was used as an immigration depot from 1849–1923 for indentured labourers arriving from India.…
  • Aapravasi Ghat is the Immigration Depot where indentured labourers disembarked and were processed before being sent to work on the sugar estates of Mauritius.
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  • Tourists can explore Aapravasi Ghat for half-a-day and then go for a shopping spree to the nearby Caudan Waterfront, Blue Penny Museum, Jummah Mosque, etc.
  • Aapravasi Ghat history. It all started when the British abolished slavery in its colonies.The year was 1835. Mauritius was a small part of the mighty British Empire.
  • Much like immigrants to the US went through Ellis Island, all of these migrants started their lives in Mauritius at the Aapravasi Ghat (formerly the “Coolie Ghat”).
  • On 16 July 2006, the Aapravasi Ghat, which from Hindi can be translated as “the landing place of immigrants”, was inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
  • Aapravasi Ghat was part of the ‘Great Experiment’ initiated by the British Government after the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.