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  • Six-Gun Battery

  • Six-Gun Battery

    The Six-Gun Battery is a historic fort located on the mouth of the River Gambia in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia in Banjul Division, The Gambia. It was built by English in 1816 AD with the intention of thwarting the slave trade when it became illegal in the British Empire after the Slave Trade Act in 1807 AD. The fort was later abandoned in 1870 AD. The Six-Gun Battery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 as part of Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites.
    World Heritage Site
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    Six-Gun Battery

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2003

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Gambia

    Banjul Division

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    19th Century AD

    English

    English

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    English Monuments

     

     

     

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