Gorée island


It’s true that no man is an island. Islands are feminine.

Isle de Gorée sits 1 kilometre off the coast of Dakar, 17 minutes by ferry boat.


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  • Esther Garvi

    11/17/2008

    What a beautiful island!!! How big is it? Do you go there often?
    Warm greetings from Niger,
    Esther

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    • Kari

      11/18/2008

      i come here often! i love islands. it is teeny tiny, about 45 acres, or the size of a postage stamp:)

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  • Esther Garvi

    11/19/2008

    Does anyone live permanently on Gorée Island or is it just for tourists these days? What is the building on the picture?

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    • Kari

      11/20/2008

      Yes! It’s inhabited by the very rich. Goree has a reputation as being one of the major ports in the slave trade but actually very few slaves were shipped from here, mostly goods and textiles I believe. The building is someone’s house.

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