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Interesting Facts about The Gambia

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about The Gambia.

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1 curious facts about The Gambia.

  • Stone circles found in parts of the country are thought to be ancient burial sites. Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize winning book "Roots" is based upon the story of one of his ancestors, from the Gambian village of Juffure, who was forced into slavery in the eighteenth century.