Kunta Kinteh Island, Albreda and Juffureh along the Gambia River
A visit to Kunta Kinteh Island, Albreda and Juffureh is best understood as a journey through connected histories, not a quick excursion to some ruins.
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The Gambia River was a route for trade, violence, displacement and cultural contact. Its history helps explain the connections between riverside communities and places along its course.
The place
What makes it special
- River traffic gave strategic importance to forts located upriver.
- A boat journey helps explain why the river mattered to the places linked to its history.
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- Gambia · Wikidata
- Gambia · World Countries — mledoze
- Gambia, The · World Bank Open Data
- Kunta Kinteh Island, Upper Niumi, Kerewan, North Bank Division, The Gambia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Albreda · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Albreda, Upper Niumi, Kerewan, North Bank Division, The Gambia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Juffureh, Upper Niumi, Kerewan, North Bank Division, The Gambia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 29/09/2026