- Brief History of the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site. ... Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property. Outstanding Universal Value.
- The Management Plan of the Aapravasi Ghat site (2006-2011) addresses the strategy and the vision for the long term sustainable development of the property.
- 2001 was a landmark year for the site. The Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund was established to manage the site directly.
- Aapravasi Ghat is a must-visit for history enthusiasts and those interested in learning about the multicultural heritage of Mauritius.
- 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.
- It is good to know that the Aapravasi Ghat served as the main site to test the ‘great experiment’ implemented by the British Government at that time.
- If you closely look at the buildings of Aapravasi Ghat, it shows the earliest manifestations of the future global economic system of that era of time.
- Aapravasi Ghat lies along Port Louis Bay. Free entry. There is a museum which traces the history of the place, from its beginnings to modern times.
- 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”).
- The Aapravasi Ghat, which means “immigration depot” in Hindi, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
- Aapravasi Ghat was part of the ‘Great Experiment’ initiated by the British Government after the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.
