Record No.
MRB-2026-006837
Kunta Kinteh Island
Architecture & Structures
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Gambia
Category
Architecture & Structures
Country
Gambia
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GM )
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Kunta Kinteh Island (formerly James Island), a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Gambia River, was a key staging post in the transatlantic slave trade and features in Alex Haley's novel Roots.
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