Gorée
Sign in to save'''''' (; "Gorée Island"; ) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Gorée is an island district of Dakar, Senegal, located just offshore from the city's main harbor. It is widely recognized as a significant historical site related to the Atlantic slave trade and attracts visitors interested in learning about this period of history.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gorée
- Settlement.other_name
- Sor
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ile-de-goree.jpg
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- 275
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- View of the island
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- Dakar Gorée.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 275
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- Gorée location
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Senegal
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Dakar Region
Article
19 sectionsContents
- History and slave trade
- Dutch West India Company rule
- French colonial rule
- Post-independence
- Administration
- Archaeology of Gorée Island
- Gorée Archaeological Project
- Background
- Pre-European settlement
- European settlement
- {{lang|fr|Maison des Esclaves}}
- Bambara Quartier
- Disputing Gorée as a ''major'' trading post for slaves
- Notable residents
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- External links
'''' (; "Gorée Island"; ) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.
Its population as of the 2013 census was 1,680 inhabitants, giving a density of , which is only half the average density of the city of Dakar. Gorée is both the smallest and the least populated of the 19 of Dakar.