Island of Gorée

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Island_of_Gorée
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 0.182 km²
gptkbp:coordinates 14.667°N 17.400°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Senegal
gptkbp:distanceFromDakar about 2 km
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Dakar_commune
gptkbp:historicalEvent center of slave trade from 15th to 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Island of Gorée
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkb:House_of_Slaves
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Dakar
gptkb:Senegal
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Île_de_Gorée
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Fort_d'Estrées
gptkb:Maison_des_Esclaves
gptkb:Gorée_Castle
gptkb:St._Charles_Church
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Dakar_Region
gptkbp:population 1680
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2013
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1978
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4