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Gorée Island is a historic island located off the coast of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, which served as a strategic hub in the transatlantic slave trade from the 15th to the 19th century. Today, it is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its historical legacy. Throughout its history, the island came under the administrative control of Portugal, the Netherlands, England, and France in succession. Architectural structures such as slave houses where captives were held before transport