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Jail - Goree island - Senegal #48917022
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Slave jail in Goree island in Senegal. Gorée is famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade but relatively few slaves were processed or transported from there. The more important centres for the slave trade from Senegal were north, at Saint-Louis, Senegal, or to the south in the Gambia, at the mouths of major rivers for trade.nIt is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.