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 (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aapravasi Ghat canonical | 3 |
| Aapravasi Ghat Immigration Depot | 1 |
| Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site | 1 |
| ensure long-term conservation of Aapravasi Ghat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2358294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aapravasi Ghat Context triple: [Port Louis, hasLandmark, Aapravasi Ghat]
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A.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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B.
Harishchandra Ghat
Harishchandra Ghat is one of Varanasi’s oldest and most sacred cremation ghats, revered for its association with the legendary king Harishchandra and continuous funeral rites along the Ganges.
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C.
Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
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D.
Cochin Port
Cochin Port is a major Indian seaport on the Arabian Sea, serving as a key maritime trade and container hub for the state of Kerala.
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E.
Pipavav Port
Pipavav Port is a major private deep-water port on India’s western coast, serving as an important hub for container, bulk, and liquid cargo trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aapravasi Ghat Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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B.
Harishchandra Ghat
Harishchandra Ghat is one of Varanasi’s oldest and most sacred cremation ghats, revered for its association with the legendary king Harishchandra and continuous funeral rites along the Ganges.
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C.
Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
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D.
Cochin Port
Cochin Port is a major Indian seaport on the Arabian Sea, serving as a key maritime trade and container hub for the state of Kerala.
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E.
Pipavav Port
Pipavav Port is a major private deep-water port on India’s western coast, serving as an important hub for container, bulk, and liquid cargo trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Port Louis ⓘ Port Louis District ⓘ
linked to:
Port Louis
|
| locatedOn |
island of Mauritius
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauritius
|
| mainSourceRegionsOfMigrants |
China
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East Africa ⓘ India ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Immigration Depot ⓘ |
| numberOfIndenturedLaborersProcessed | over 450000 ⓘ |
| officialName | Aapravasi Ghat ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Port Louis harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aapravasi Ghat Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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