Kunta Kinteh Island (James Island)
River Gambia, The Gambia
North Bank Division, The Gambia
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EST. 1651
EST. 1651
1650
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Kunta Kinteh Island (James Island).
The island preserves the eroded ruins of Fort James, including fragmentary bastion walls, along with related sites along the river such as former slave trading settlements, though much of the original fortification has been lost to riverbank erosion. It is a World Heritage Site managed by the National Centre for Arts and Culture of the Gambia. The island is reached only by boat and visited on guided tours.
About Kunta Kinteh Island (James Island)
Kunta Kinteh Island, long known as James Island, was fortified beginning in the 1650s, first by Courlander traders and later by British and other European powers, to control access up the Gambia River. It served as a base and holding point in the Atlantic slave trade for over a century. The island was later renamed in recognition of that history.
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