Mauritius
in Eastern Africa
Africa
National active POI
Country Quickfacts
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - MUR
- Spoken languages:
- English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 3G, 4G
- ISO 2-Letter code:
- MU
- Internet top level domain:
- .mu
- Country phone prefix:
- +230
- Local Time (capital):
- Timezone:
- UTC/GMT offset: hours
Map of Mauritian Unesco Heritage Sites
Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Mauritius in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Aapravasi Ghat. On the list since 2006. The youngest site is Le Morne Cultural Landscape. On the list since 2008.
| Name | Since |
|---|---|
| Aapravasi Ghat In the district of Port Louis, lies the 1,640 m2 site where the modern indentured labour diaspora began. In 1834, the British Government selected the island of Mauritius to be the first site for what ... |
2006 |
| Le Morne Cultural Landscape Le Morne Cultural Landscape, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, maroons, through the 18th and early years of the 1... |
2008 |