- Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property. Outstanding Universal Value. ... Brief History of the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Aapravasi Ghat, which means “immigration depot” in Hindi, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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”).
- Aapravasi Ghat is the Immigration Depot where indentured labourers disembarked and were processed before being sent to work on the sugar estates of Mauritius.
- A visit to the Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis is a must. ... Aapravasi Ghat history. It all started when the British abolished slavery in its colonies.The year was 1835.
