Aapravasi Ghat
Also known as The Immigration Depot
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (vi).
Region
Africa
Mauritius
Inscribed
2006
Area
0 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aapravasi Ghat is in Port Louis. The nearest other World Heritage site is Le Morne Cultural Landscape, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Port Louis · about 595,000 peopleat the site
- Curepipe · about 300,000 peopleabout 18 km south
- St.-Benoit · about 35,000 peopleabout 210 km south-west
- St.-Denis · about 190,000 peopleabout 230 km west
- Toamasina · about 210,000 peopleabout 880 km west
- Mananjary · about 28,000 peopleabout 960 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MauritiusCultural39 km away
FranceNatural235 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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