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Encyclopedia > Juffure
Location of Jufureh in The Gambia

Jufureh or Juffureh is a town in Gambia, lying on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division. It is said to be where Alex Haley's novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family is set. It is home to a museum and lies near James Island. The Gambia River is a major river in Africa, running 1,130 km (700 miles) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. ... Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African American writer (though he was also proud of his Irish and Cherokee ancestry). ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1976 books | American novels | Books starting with S ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... James Island may mean: James Island (The Gambia), a World Heritage island in The Gambia James Island (British Columbia), an island in Puget Sound near Vancouver Island James Island (Maryland), an island in Chesapeake Bay James Island (South Carolina), an island near Charleston, South Carolina James Island (Washington), a sea...


Geographic position

13°20′19″N, 16°22′57″W


Altitude of 25m.



 

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