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House of Slaves
House of Slaves and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal. Following its construction in 1776 AD, the House of Slaves became a holding center for African slaves to be exported. Converted into a museum and memorial in 1962, the House of Slaves now stands as a testament to the human suffering and devastation caused by the slave trade. The house was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, as part of Island of Gorée.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Island of Gorée.by Caro2000, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Robin Elaine, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Manuele Zunelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 1 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1978
15th Century AD
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