The Barrakunda Falls or Barra Kunda Falls[1] is a waterfall located in the Tambacounda region of Senegal,[2] 500 kilometres (300 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Gambia River. [3][4]

Because the falls limit river travel in the dry season, they were an important milestone and obstacle for European explorers such as Richard Jobson and Richard Graves MacDonnell intent on reaching the interior. The village of Barrakunda, a part of the Kingdom of Wuli, occasionally hosted European trading posts from as early as 1651.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Barra Kunda Falls / Barra Kunda Falls, Gambia, The (general), Gambia, Africa". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Barra Kunda Falls (Barrakundafalls) - Map, Weather and Photos - The Gambia: rapids - Lat:13.55 and Long:-13.8167". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Barra Kunda Falls | waterfalls, The Gambia-Senegal". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  4. ↑ Gray, J. M. (2015-06-11). A History of the Gambia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107511965.
  5. ↑ Gailey, Harry (1987). Historical dictionary of the Gambia. p38. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810820013.

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