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Carabane
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.by Olivier EpronOlivierkeita, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsBy Ji-Elle, Public domain, from Wikimedia CommonsBy Ji-Elle, Public domain, from Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 8 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2005
14th Century AD
Jola people
Mixed
Mixed Monuments
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