Gorée island - 'The Door of No Return'

Gorée island - 'The Door of No Return'
Dakar, Senegal (SN)
Île de Gorée (Gorée Island; Wolof: Beer Dun) is 1 of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar. It's a 45-ac island 2 km from the main harbor of Dakar and is famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade, though its actual role in the history of the slave trade is the subject of dispute.

1 of the first 12 sites designated a World Heritage Site in 1978.
Île de Gorée (Gorée Island; Wolof: Beer Dun) is 1 of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar. It's a 45-ac island 2 km from the main harbor of Dakar and is famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade, though its actual role in the history of the slave trade is the subject of dispute.

1 of the first 12 sites designated a World Heritage Site in 1978.
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Links: news.bbc.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org
By: dda

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