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    Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the south-west of Senegal. Portuguese sailors reached the west African coast in the 15th century AD, and in the 16th century, their traders became active in Carabane and its surroundings, mostly in search of wax, ivory, and slaves.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Island of Carabane.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 8 m

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    Carabane


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2005

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    14th Century AD


    Jola people

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments


     

     

     

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