Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
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Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble in The Gambia that preserves key locations linked to the transatlantic slave trade and European colonial presence along the Gambia River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage ensemble ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalEvent |
European colonial expansion in West Africa
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
coastal erosion
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structural decay of ruins ⓘ |
| contains |
military fortifications
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places of memory related to enslaved Africans ⓘ residential settlements ⓘ ruins of European trading posts ⓘ |
| country | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | James Island and Related Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
slave embarkation point
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trading post complex ⓘ |
| governingBody | UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Fort Bullen
NERFINISHED
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Fort on Kunta Kinteh Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gambia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Bank Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainComponent |
Albreda
NERFINISHED
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Fort Bullen NERFINISHED ⓘ Juffureh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunta Kinteh Island NERFINISHED ⓘ San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Centre for Arts and Culture of The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
evidence of the development of the Atlantic slave trade
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role in the struggle to abolish the slave trade ⓘ testimony to early European-African commercial and cultural contacts ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| renamedToCurrentNameYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 761 ⓘ |
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