• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 is the Immigration Depot where indentured labourers disembarked and were processed before being sent to work on the sugar estates of Mauritius.
  • Aapravasi Ghat is located just opposite one of the two main bus stations and a short walk along the seaside from Caudan Waterfront - a 15min cultural touch, most...
  • 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.
  • Aapravasi Ghat was part of the ‘Great Experiment’ initiated by the British Government after the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.
  • Aapravasi Ghat was used as an immigration depot from 1849–1923 for indentured labourers arriving from India.…
  • Aapravasi Ghat is located in the bay of Trou Fanfaron, in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, and is the site of the remains of a former immigration depot...
  • The Aapravasi Ghat, located in Port Louis, was the very centre of the establishment of indentured – or contracted – labour in Mauritius.
  • The Aapravasi Ghat Site was inscribed on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List on 16th July 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the 30th general meeting of the.