• Île de Gorée (. French pronunciation: [ildəɡoʁe]; "Gorée Island"; Wolof: Beer Dun) is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
  • Historians have over the years argued as to whether Goree Island was truly the epicentre of the slave trade in West Africa.
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  • A visit to the port full of tears. The sea breeze in Gorée is warm. The smell of salt and tide filled Benedita’s lungs as she looked at the horizon.
  • Goree Island which is also referred to as Ile de Goree named after the Dutch Island Goree is one of districts in the city of Dakar situated in Senegal.
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  • Despite its proximity to the Senegalese mainland, Île de Gorée was left uninhabited until the arrival of European colonialists due to a lack of fresh water.
  • The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast.
  • Gorée is known as the location of the House of Slaves (French: Maison des esclaves), built by an Afro-French Métis family about 1780–1784.