Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
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Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble in The Gambia that preserves key locations linked to the transatlantic slave trade and European colonial presence along the Gambia River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Africa, hasComponentSite, Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites]
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A.
Larabanga Mosque heritage site
Larabanga Mosque heritage site is a historic 15th-century mud-and-stick mosque in northern Ghana, renowned as one of West Africa’s oldest Islamic places of worship and a significant cultural and architectural landmark.
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B.
Nias Megalithic Sites
Nias Megalithic Sites are ancient stone structures and ceremonial complexes on Nias Island in Indonesia, renowned for their distinctive megalithic culture and traditional architecture.
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C.
Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
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D.
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an archaeological and cultural World Heritage site in northern South Africa that preserves the remains of an ancient African kingdom and early evidence of complex society and trade in the region.
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E.
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve is a primeval palm forest on the Seychelles island of Praslin, famed for its endemic coco de mer palms and rich biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Target entity description: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble in The Gambia that preserves key locations linked to the transatlantic slave trade and European colonial presence along the Gambia River.
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A.
Larabanga Mosque heritage site
Larabanga Mosque heritage site is a historic 15th-century mud-and-stick mosque in northern Ghana, renowned as one of West Africa’s oldest Islamic places of worship and a significant cultural and architectural landmark.
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B.
Nias Megalithic Sites
Nias Megalithic Sites are ancient stone structures and ceremonial complexes on Nias Island in Indonesia, renowned for their distinctive megalithic culture and traditional architecture.
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C.
Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
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D.
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an archaeological and cultural World Heritage site in northern South Africa that preserves the remains of an ancient African kingdom and early evidence of complex society and trade in the region.
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E.
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve is a primeval palm forest on the Seychelles island of Praslin, famed for its endemic coco de mer palms and rich biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage ensemble ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalEvent |
European colonial expansion in West Africa
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Kunta Kinte ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Roots: The Saga of an American Family ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
structural decay of ruins ⓘ |
| contains |
military fortifications
ⓘ
places of memory related to enslaved Africans ⓘ residential settlements ⓘ ruins of European trading posts ⓘ |
| country | The Gambia ⓘ |
| formerName | James Island and Related Sites ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
slave embarkation point
ⓘ
trading post complex ⓘ |
| governingBody |
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
World Heritage Committee
|
| hasFortification |
Fort Bullen
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Patience
Fort on Kunta Kinteh Island ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gambia River ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Bank Region ⓘ |
| mainComponent |
Albreda
ⓘ
Fort Bullen ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Patience
Juffureh ⓘ Kunta Kinteh Island ⓘ San Domingo ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Centre for Arts and Culture of The Gambia ⓘ |
| partOf |
World Heritage List
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| periodOfSignificance |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
evidence of the development of the Atlantic slave trade
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role in the struggle to abolish the slave trade ⓘ testimony to early European-African commercial and cultural contacts ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| renamedToCurrentNameYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 761 ⓘ |
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Subject: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Description of subject: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble in The Gambia that preserves key locations linked to the transatlantic slave trade and European colonial presence along the Gambia River.
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