Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
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| Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly called James Island and St Andrew's Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30xc2xa0km (19xc2xa0mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. | WIKI |
| It is less than 3.2xc2xa0km (2 miles) from Albreda on the river's northern bank. | WIKI |
| There was a supposed deposit of gold at the river, so the Duke of Courland resolved to launch a full expedition to the Gambia. | WIKI |
| The Six-Gun Battery (1816) and Fort Bullen (1826), now included in the James Island UNESCO World Heritage Site and located on both sides of the mouth of the River Gambia, were built with the specific intent of thwarting the slave trade once it had become illegal in the British Empire after the passing of the Slave Trade Act in 1807. | WIKI |
| Its location in the middle of the river made it a strategic place to control the waterway. | UNESCO |
| The River Gambia was particularly important forming the first trade route to the inland of Africa. | UNESCO |
| The Six-Gun Battery (1816) and Fort Bullen (1826), located on both sides of the mouth of the River Gambia came much later than Kunta Kinteh Island and were built for the specific intent of thwarting the trade in slaves once it had become illegal in the British Empire after the passing of the Abolition Act in 1807. | UNESCO |
| These two military positions allowed the British to take full control of the River Gambia, eventually paving the way for the establishment of colonial government, a period well-illustrated by many colonial buildings in Banjul and the Governorxe2x80x99s Rest House at Fort Bullen. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Kunta Kinteh Island and related sites on the River Gambia provide an exceptional testimony to the different facets of the African-European encounter, from the 15th to 20th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The river formed the first trade route to the inland of Africa, being also related to the slave trade. | UNESCO |
| The six parts of the serial nomination together present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the Afro-European encounter along the River Gambia, a continuum that stretched from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to the period of independence and in particular to the beginning and the abolition of the slave trade, as well as documenting the functions of the early access route to the inland of Africa. | UNESCO |
| The isolated position of Kunta Kinteh Island in the river has conserved its setting to the present day. | UNESCO |
| Fort Bullen is also bordered by the river on one side and a large open tract of land on the other, naturally serving as a buffer zone and helping to preserve its setting. | UNESCO |