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Kunta Kinteh Island

Kunta Kinteh Island preserves the ruins of a fort upstream from the Gambia River’s mouth. Its history is best understood together with Albreda and Juffureh, through a landscape shaped by trade, enslavement, displacement and cultural contact.

Ruins of the fort on Kunta Kinteh Island beside the Gambia River.
Photo by Niels Elgaard Larsen Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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What makes it special

  • Fort ruins and a strategic position overlooking river traffic
  • Gambian and diasporic memory linked to its former name, James Island
  • Historical connections with Albreda and Juffureh
Kunta Kinteh Island
Photo by Kenneth Aitchison Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Kunta Kinteh Island
Photo by JamesIsland.jpg: Niels Elgaard Larsen derivative work: Jjtkk Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kunta Kinteh Island

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Ruins of the fort on Kunta Kinteh Island beside the Gambia River.

Kunta Kinteh Island, Albreda and Juffureh along the Gambia River

A visit to Kunta Kinteh Island, Albreda and Juffureh is best understood as a journey through connected histories, not a quick excursion to some ruins.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026