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Tourist Spot Attractions In Mauritius

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Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast of the African continent. The country includes the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, 560 kilometres east of Mauritius, and the outer islands of Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues form part of the Mascarene Islands, along with nearby Réunion, an overseas department and region of France. The area of the country is 2,040 km2 . The capital and largest city is Port Louis. The island is widely known as the only known home of the dodo, which, along with several other avian species, was made ...
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  • 2. St Louis Cathedral Port Louis
    The St. Louis Cathedral It is a religious building in Port Louis, Mauritius, is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Port-Louis. It is located in a place where several churches have been successful: Between 1752 and 1756, Jean-François Charpentier of Cossigny built a first building, which soon fall apart, and then was hit by a cyclone in 1760. A new church collapses again the April 9, 1773 as a result of another cyclone. The result of a reconstruction in 1782, to another building soon ended in collapse. Subsequently, the building was restored in 1814 by Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, the first British governor, until they appeared the same recurring structural problems in 1819. Bishop James Leen will be in charge of rebuilding the structure from 1930 to 1933, and It will be held a fina...
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  • 3. Jummah Mosque Port Louis
    The Jummah Mosque is a mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius dating from the 1850s. The building combines Indian, Creole and Islamic architecture. The Jummah Mosque houses the remains of Jamal Shah in a marble tomb next to the mosque.
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  • 5. Maheswarnath Temple Triolet
    Maheswarnath Mandir is a Hindu temple located in the village of Triolet, Mauritius. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva . The temple was founded in 1888 by Pandit Shri Sajeebunlall Ramsoondur, who came from Calcutta. The temple is famous for its association with the first pilgrimage to Ganga Talao, the sacred lake found in the center of Mauritius. The temple is the biggest and one of the oldest of its kind on the island.
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  • 9. Aapravasi Ghat Port Louis
    The Immigration Depot is a building complex located in Port Louis on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from India. From 1849 to 1923, half a million Indian indentured labourers passed through the Immigration Depot, to be transported to plantations throughout the British Empire. The large-scale migration of the laborers left an indelible mark on the societies of many former British colonies, with Indians constituting a substantial proportion of their national populations. In Mauritius alone, 68 percent of the current total population is of Indian ancestry. The Immigration Depot has thus become an important reference point in the history and cultural identity of Mauritius.Unchecked infrastructural development...
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  • 12. Mahebourg Waterfront Mahebourg
    Mahébourg is a small city on the south-eastern coast of the island of Mauritius. It is considered the main village of the Grand Port District.
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  • 15. Government House Port Louis
    The Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, Government House is used as a metonym for the Governor or his office. Government House is the term used to describe the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch. Because many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British Monarch as Head of State, to avoid confusion, several term their presidential palaces State House or President's House. When Queen Elizabeth II or a member of the Royal Family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at Gover...
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