... to 20th centuries. The river formed the first trade route to the inland of Africa, being also related to the slave trade. Criterion (vi): Kunta Kinteh ...
As an important historical site in the West African slave trade, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with related sites including a ruined ...
Jun 15, 2010 ... Kunta Kinteh Island (formerly James Island) and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe
The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure ...
Follow the north shore of the Gambia River towards its mouth and try to spot Fort Bullen (near the Barra ferry crossing north of Banjul). Links to other places ...
Kunta Kinteh Island (James Island) and Related sites represent the first African-European trade route to the inland of Africa and the beginning and the ...
Jan 22, 2022 ... You really have been to some wild places. Sophie 28 July 2013 at 1552 - Reply. Yes, I quite like that photo, ...
May 3, 2017 ... The island and related sites were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 as a ... Kunta Kinteh island is shrinking due to coastal ...
Sep 12, 2023 ... On July 7 2023 I went back to Juffureh, a town in The Gambia, for a second time after visiting Kunta Kinteh Island. I wanted to actually ...
Apr 20, 2017 ... The descendants of slaves are urging action to preserve historial sites on Gambia's Kunta Kinteh island.
