Fort James Island

Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly called James Island and St Andrew's Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. Fort James is located on the island. It is less than 3.2 km from Albreda on the river's northern bank. As an important historical site in the West African slave trade, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with related sites including a ruined Portuguese chapel and a colonial warehouse in Albreda, the Maurel Frères Building in Juffureh, and Fort Bullen and Six-Gun Battery, which are located at the mouth of the Gambia River.

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  Portuguese attack on the Catherine ⓘ
  1618 naval battle

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  2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt ⓘ
  2014 coup attempt in The Gambia

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  Fort Bayona ⓘ
  building in Gambia

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  Fort Charles ⓘ
  building in Gambia

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  Fort James Island ⓘ
  building in British Empire

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  Fort Bullen ⓘ
  fortress at the mouth of the Gambia River at Barra Point

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1618 Portuguese attack on the Catherine

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2014 2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt

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1826 Fort Bullen

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Island in river ga galleryfull

Travels into the inland parts of Africa- containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, (14759719696)

James Island (4383602076)

James Island (4383601720)

James Island (4383601336)

James Island, Gambia (4129326118)

James Island (4383602458)

James Island (4129325636)

Fort James

JamesIsland

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1618	Portuguese attack on the Catherine	Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
organisation	military branch		Gambia Navy	navy	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Bayona	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Charles	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort James Island	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1826	Fort Bullen	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Island in river ga galleryfull		Commons
commons	image		Travels into the inland parts of Africa- containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, (14759719696)		Commons
commons	image		James Island (4383602076)		Commons
commons	image		James Island (4383601720)		Commons
commons	image		James Island (4383601336)		Commons
commons	image		James Island, Gambia (4129326118)		Commons
commons	image		James Island (4383602458)		Commons
commons	image		James Island (4129325636)		Commons
commons	image		Fort James		Commons
commons	image		JamesIsland		Commons