Country
Senegal
City / Region
Dakar
Construction Date
European settlement since the mid-15th century (Portuguese). Fortifications developed/disputed by the Dutch (17th century), French (took it in 1677, main base), British (18th-century occupations).
Conservation status
Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (1978). Restored structures. Popular tourist destination and place of pilgrimage/reflection on slavery. Challenges: coastal erosion, tourist pressure, balance between preservation/community life.
Latitude and Longitude
14°40'01.9"N 17°23'54.9"W
Main characteristics
Strategic location controlling access to Dakar. Historic buildings (18th-19th centuries), incl. "Slave Houses" (function/scale debated) and mixed-race residences. Includes "Castel" (fortified plateau) and specific forts (Forte d'Estrées). Known for its connection to the transatlantic slave trade (site of memory). Picturesque streets without vehicles. Museums (history, women, sea).
Source(s)
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas. Nautical antique chart of Gorée Senegal L'Isle Goré Avec. Map and Maps, 1764. Disponível em: https://mapandmaps.com/en/africa-countries-antique-maps/4191-nautical-chart-of-goree-island-senegal-old-map-lisle-de-gore-bellin-1764.html. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
BRITANNICA. Fort d'Estrées. Britannica, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fort-dEstrees. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025. <br> BRITANNICA. Senegal - History. Britannica, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://www.britannica.com/place/Senegal/History. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
COLLINS, Michael. Isle de Gorée (Gorée Island). Naval History Magazine, v. 12, n. 4, ago. 1998. Disponível em: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1998/august/isle-de-goree-goree-island. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
FEGLEY, Randall. European Control of Gorée. EBSCO Research Starters, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/european-control-goree. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
SLAVERY AND REMEMBRANCE. Gorée Island. Slavery and Remembrance, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0110. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025. <br> UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE. Island of Gorée. UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1978. Disponível em: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/26/. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.