Gorée - Wikipedia
Gorée is a small island 900 metres (3,000 ft) in length and 350 metres (1,150 ft) in width sheltered by the Cap-Vert Peninsula. Now part of the city of Dakar, it was a minor port and site of European settlement along the coast.
Gorée Island | Slave Trade, UNESCO World Heritage & Atlantic …
Gorée Island, small island just south of Cape Verde Peninsula, Senegal, that was the site of one of the earliest European settlements in Western Africa and long served as an outpost for slave and other trading.
Goree Island, ‘The Door of No Return,’ a story
Goree Island is a small 45-acre island located off the coast of Senegal. Goree Island was developed as a center of the expanding European slave trade of Black African people, the Middle Passage. The first record of slave trading there dates back to 1536 and was conducted by the Portuguese, the first Europeans to set foot on the Island in 1444.
Goree: Senegal's slave island - BBC News
2013年6月27日 · Goree Island is on the great western bulge of Africa - the nearest point on the continent to the Americas. The Senegalese people called it Ber. The Portuguese renamed it Ila de Palma....
Island of Gorée - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) - Tripadvisor
The Island itself is full of history - much centring around the infamous slave trade (numbers vary but a figure of 20 million is commonly mentioned!) but there is also an impressive Second World War Gun Implacement at the far side of the Island.
Gorée Island - History and Facts | History Hit
2020年11月24日 · Built by the Dutch in the 1770s, the Maison des Esclaves, or Slave House, on Gorée Island in Senegal is one of the most important monuments to the centuries-long Atlantic slave trade. The infamous Door of No Return marks the final exit point for men, women and children on route to the Americas.
How to visit Gorée Island in Dakar, Senegal - Claire's Footsteps
2023年11月19日 · A rocky landmass measuring just 900 by 350 metres in area, Gorée Island sits just 3km from Senegal’s capital city. Nowadays a tranquil place, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has a tragic history; it was once the holding place for slaves from the 15th – 19th century.
Island of Gorée - UNESCO World Heritage
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, its architecture is characterized by the contrast between the grim slave-quarters and the elegant houses of the ...
Guide to Île de Gorée, Senegal - TripSavvy
2019年6月26日 · Île de Gorée (also known as Goree Island) is a small island located just off the coast of Dakar, Senegal's sprawling capital city. It has a convoluted colonial history and was once an important stop on Atlantic trade routes from Africa to Europe and the Americas.
Explore the Heart of Senegal’s Goree Island
2024年7月24日 · Do you know why Senegal's Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is called the "Door of No Return?" From cobble-stoned streets to colonial buildings, all offer a poignant journey into history, culture, resilience and roots.
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