Aapravasi Ghat
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Aapravasi Ghat is a historic immigration depot in Port Louis, Mauritius, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its role as a major landing point for indentured laborers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aapravasi Ghat canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ immigration depot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
Indian indentured labour migration ⓘ Mauritian sugar plantations ⓘ |
| associatedWithSystem | indentured labour system ⓘ |
| category | Cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| country | Mauritius ⓘ |
| formerName | Immigration Depot ⓘ |
| governingBody | Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
barracks
ⓘ
stone structures ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
registration of immigrants
ⓘ
temporary accommodation of immigrants ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionStatus | national monument of Mauritius ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Port Louis ⓘ Port Louis ⓘ
surface form:
Port Louis District
|
| locatedOn |
Mauritius
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Mauritius
|
| mainSourceRegionsOfMigrants |
China
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ India ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Immigration Depot ⓘ |
| numberOfIndenturedLaborersProcessed | over 450000 ⓘ |
| officialName | Aapravasi Ghat self-link ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Port Louis Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Louis harbour
|
| partOf | historic waterfront of Port Louis ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding testimony to the early stages of the globalisation of labour ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in global history of labour migration
ⓘ
major landing point for indentured labourers ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| startOfUseAsImmigrationDepot | 1834 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1227 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 2006 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
processing of immigrants
ⓘ
quarantine and medical inspection ⓘ reception of indentured laborers ⓘ |
| yearInscribedOnWorldHeritageList | 2006 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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