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The Urals are undoubtedly the most valuable region, and not only because of the presence of a huge amount of resources. For researchers of the past, this is primarily a kind of “tin can” with artifacts. Due to inaccessibility, sparse population, harsh climate and a number of other reasons, the Urals and Siberia became natural reserves where people simply did not have time to put their hand to destroying the memory of the past of the country and the planet as a whole. Although they tried hard. Now one can only guess what we lost “thanks” to the activities of stone cutters and metallurgists.
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It's the turn of another island. It is quite widely known, well studied, also adored by tourists, and it would seem that there are no mysteries left there anymore. Well... let's see?

Lake Turgoyak is located near the city of Miass, Chelyabinsk region.
Its origin itself is a source of controversy. Versions - from academic to ufological. There is no consensus even about his age. From 2 million years to 15, wow, a run up? I think this is the clearest confirmation that our science is not science at all, but a collection of delusions.

More recently, 25 years ago, only local residents knew about the very existence of the lake, but when the “wild nineties” passed, researchers flocked to the island, which has an area of ​​6.5 hectares and is 800 meters wide at its widest part. A total of 33 archaeological sites were discovered, covering up to 40% of the island's territory.

And then it began....
Tourism entrepreneurs quickly sensed the smell of easy money. On the shores of the lake, whose name is translated from Bashkir as “Main Place,” dozens of boarding houses have mushroomed. To attract more pilgrims, a lot of legends and myths were immediately born. Like in that advertisement: - “The legends say.... St. Petersburg griffons have not only golden wings, but also golden hearts...” The nonsense of a stoned PR manager... What legends, who announced them... go check, there were Are there such legends before the advent of boarding houses?

They say there was a monastery here, founded either by the princess or (according to other sources) by the nun Vera. Allegedly, she ran away from her parents so as not to marry someone she didn’t love. And then she treated fishermen and wanderers... Well... so be it! No one has seen her at home, there are only burials, sites of primitive people, dolmens, menhirs and simply bizarre stones. The age of the structures is estimated to be from 5 to 8 thousand years. True, they do not specify the methods by which the dating was carried out.

Did Vera live here?

"Versions of Archaeologists"

Each archaeologist, after visiting the island, expresses his point of view and makes his own comparisons. However, for the most part, their views coincide - the buildings are truly unique.

Here are some of them:

1) The structures discovered on the island are very similar to the gallery tombs of Atlantic Europe in terms of architectural techniques, the location of the galleries and burial chambers, and the camouflage mound is also similar.

2) The hermit’s “cave” was originally a gallery tomb (a long corridor with burial chambers on the sides), built of stone slabs. Similar buildings have not been found on Russian territory before. Presumably the age of the stone tomb is 6 thousand years. It is practically the same age as the world famous British megalith Stonehenge.

3) The megalithic structures of the island are not domestic or residential objects. The island is covered with beautiful timber; it is more convenient and logical to use it for covering earthen buildings. Ten meters from the cave, excavations are underway on the site of an Old Believers’ dugout from the late 18th century—it was built precisely according to this principle.

4) Most of all, the megalithic structure of the island is similar to the gallery tombs of Atlantic Europe (northwestern France, Denmark, England). Everything matches down to the smallest detail: the same architectural techniques, the location of galleries and cameras, the same embankment masking the structure from prying eyes. European monuments date back to the 3rd-4th millennium BC.

Thus, scientific research to date allows us to draw the following conclusion: the island has been used since ancient times as a place for cultic (religious) activities. This is probably why it is called the “Island of Faith” - faith in the religious, ritual sense.

To this day, no Old Believers cemetery has been found on the island. This may be due to the fact that over the past century the water level in Lake Turgoyak has increased significantly. The cemetery could go under water. This version fuels the interest of archaeologists in a detailed examination of the underwater part of the island.
Undoubtedly, the cave of St. Faith is a cult building, in this case the time and labor spent do not matter, the unknown magical ritual is important.

Everything is painfully everyday and devoid of romance. Ritual objects, cult places of power, and although no confirmation has been found, these are still religious buildings... blah blah blah... A complete waste of the salaries of scientists. It’s not in vain that they eat the taxpayers’ bread.

“The most ancient finds of the Paleolithic period (ancient Stone Age, 30-20 thousand years ago) were discovered during excavations under a canopy (an outlier on which a cross stands). These are pieces of stone, split for ritual (cult) purposes.

Most archaeological sites (sites, remains of dwellings and megalithic structures) date back to the Neolithic (New Stone Age, 7-8 thousand years ago) and Chalcolithic (Copper Stone Age, 6-5 thousand years ago) periods.

Again, as in the story with the development of Mount Popov Island, the question arises: - “Why the hell did they bother to cut stone on a hard-to-reach island if there were simply heaps of stones around!?”
And here’s another very important question: - “Which culture caused the greatest damage to what came before it?” It is obvious that dolmens were not built by miners of the 18th century!

And in general, what is so remarkable about buildings that are so primitive that you can’t look at them without tears? Beautiful? Yes! What does this give to science? Nothing. Or...?

I think we need to take a closer look...
Especially after what became clear from the site informationhttp://samopoznanie.ru/sacral_areas/ostrov_very/ — Vera Island (Chelyabinsk). Self-knowledge.ru. " Scientists have found chips of rock crystal and quartz that are not found on the island. Adzes made of stone and wood were also found here, which could have been used as a chisel or for tanning animal and human skin. Finally, it is here that things that are up to 10 thousand years old have been found.”

Now this is very interesting! Rock crystal and quartz! Just like in South America! This is where it gets really interesting! I ought to look for gold... and indeed! There is information about gold reserves in the Miass Valley!

LEGENDS AND WERE

Since time immemorial, legends about the rich gold of the Miass Valley have lived in the Urals. Old people still talk about nuggets that amaze the imagination, about wonderful placers and rich veins. There is truth behind many of them. There are other stories about how people resorted to deception, meanness, and murder for the sake of gold. Here is one of them, about the industrialist Petrov. One of the mines he owned was empty, there was almost no gold left in it. There is no point in working, but I don’t want to quit. And Petrov resorted to a trick. In the evening, when the miners went home, Petrov took the gun off the wall and took the cartridges. Before going down into the mine, he poured shot out of them, and instead of shot he charged gold sand. He walked towards the mine stealthily. For a long time, shots were heard in the face, inaudible on the surface. The next morning Petrov went to bargain with foreigners. We bargained for a long time. Petrov deliberately raised the price, buyers lowered it. Finally, we decided to take a sample. Petrov confidently led the foreigners behind him. He had no doubt that it was the right thing. Of course, the test gave “excellent” results, and the mine was sold at a profit.

Lots of rock, lots of water, rock glass, quartz and mica. gold and lack of roads. It looks like there is still something to catch on here! Well, it’s not for nothing that visiting the island without a guide is prohibited!
They also don’t allow you to take many photographs, otherwise how can you explain that the photos of hundreds of tourists on different sites seem to be from one camera. Almost even the angles match! we work with what we have:

I won't give any hints. You see everything for yourself.

Do you see?
There is an obvious discrepancy in the quality of the stone. It doesn’t fit into a single whole - a structure made of natural stones simply placed on top of each other, unhewn boulders and suddenly among them there is clearly a processed block with perfect geometry! It remains to be seen whether our restorers used modern stone that was cut down here in the 18th or 18th centuries, or whether the basement builders used a more ancient find? Judging by the lack of traces of modern intervention, I dare to suggest that the ancient primitive builders used whatever they could get their hands on, and that was it!

This photo rozaluxemburg
I don’t know, when she was filming, did she see a pebble behind her? And in general, the slabs on which the man is located look like a tourist, very reminiscent of something...
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It’s not for nothing that the river was named that way... Would you like to know? Oh wow! Come, see, measure....,
However... don't forget about the bottom of the lake! The divers of antiquity didn’t get there!? And that's right! At the bottom of Turgoyak there is something that undoubtedly proves that we again have what we have. All normal people do this. They see ownerless building materials and take them to their dachas. So surprise! Let's dive!

So how?
Underwater filming was carried out by Konstantin Pozdnyakov. I won’t comment further, watch for yourself and enjoy! All that needed to be proven! We see with our own eyes well-preserved stone blocks that irrefutably bear traces of processing or production. More precisely, no one will dispute their artificial origin.

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Lake Turgoyak is located in the eastern foothills of the Urals in a deep intermountain basin between the Ural-Tau and Ilmensky ridges at an altitude of 320 meters above sea level. The area of ​​the lake is 26.4 sq. km, length - 6.9 km, greatest width - 6.3 km, coastline length 27 km. Its depth reaches 34 m, the average depth is 19.2 m. The purity of the water is second only to Baikal. There are several versions of the origin of the lake. According to one of the historical hypotheses, Turgoyak is 15 million years old. Others are limited to a more modest age - 2 million. One of the versions speaks of a fault or fault, similar to the Baikal one, the other of the uplift of rocks around a granite lens exposed as a result of weathering. There is also a version of meteorite origin. Along the western side of the lake, about 3 kilometers away, runs the horseshoe-shaped Zaozerny ridge, which, together with Mount Pugacheva (in the southwest of the reservoir) and a low ridge that, like a dam, limits the lake from the east, form an almost perfect circle with a diameter of about 9 km. The location of the remaining nearby ridges follows a completely different pattern, which is clearly visible in the image from space.

The underwater relief of the lake resembles a flat, huge bowl: the bottom goes into depth sharply immediately from the shores, and after a depth of 15 - 20 meters (this is about 100 -200 meters from the shore) it turns into an almost flat surface with a very slight slope towards the center and at a distance of about kilometers from the coast on almost all sides reaches 30 meters. The bottom here is almost perfectly flat (the change in depth at a distance of 100 meters is no more than half a meter) and consists of a sand-crushed stone mixture and rare small stones (10-20 cm) with a granite-like structure. The rocky outcrops found at the bottom of the lake consist of layered granites, and these layers are almost horizontal, especially closer to the center of the lake.
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How can one not remember the three-dimensional map of Professor Chuvyrov? It depicts exactly this region!

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However.... But there is still something to look for! and this cannot but rejoice!

Surely many of you have read Stephen King's novel "The Dark Tower", or The Lord of the Rings with his Mordor Tower? You will be very surprised to learn that a fantastic huge tower still exists, and it was created not by some evil genius, but by nature. It is called Pico C?o Grande, which translates as Great Dog Peak and is located on the small island of Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Africa.

It is one of the tallest needle-shaped volcanic peaks on Earth, with a height of 300 meters it is second only to Devils Tower in Wyoming. It is very difficult to photograph, since the peak is most often hidden in the clouds

The mountain looks like a giant finger pointing into the sky



The peak, covered with many vines, is inhabited only by birds and some species of snakes. And this is what the peak looks like in a photo from space

The tower, shrouded in fog, looks very serene and majestic. It can be compared in some ways to Mount Roraima, which we wrote about recently

Among the rare species of living creatures living on the island of Sao Tome are the sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea, the giant toad of Sao Tome, as well as other rare species

It is almost impossible to climb to the top of this rock; it is covered with dense fog, and its slopes are slippery like ice. If you want to visit these places, and maybe even try to climb to the very top of the Dark Tower, hurry up before the giant King Kong, or some other terrible monster, chooses the top as his home

Every year, TripAdvisor ranks the best islands in the world. This year was no exception. Moreover, it is worth noting that this rating is not based on the traditional “expert” assessments of the editorial staff, but on the recommendations and reviews of visitors to this interesting portal.

This year the rating was topped by the island of Providenciales in the Caribbean, and only two representatives of past laureates remained in the top ten - the Thai Tau and the famous Bora Bora. And this fact should not surprise anyone, since the tourism market is difficult to predict and it is simply impossible to predict which destination will become popular this year.

Coral Paradise - Providenciales Island

This largest island of the Caribbean archipelago is part of such a little-known state as Turks and Caicos. The state is an extension of the Bahamas, so it is not surprising that its islands are characterized by the same features for a luxury holiday - white sandy beaches, a mild climate that allows you to relax all year round, turquoise waters and magnificent nature that create beautiful scenery for walks.

However, the main reason for the island’s frequent inclusion in various ratings is not the usual snow-white beaches familiar to everyone, but the variety of recreation. Vacationers will have great fun with yachting, windsurfing and snorkeling. And the main and most popular entertainment here is diving. This is facilitated by both warm sea waters and picturesque coral reefs, which can be easily reached from the shore.

Maui Island in Hawaii

The Hawaiian Islands have long been the canons of a good holiday. And if previously the most popular among the islands were Hawaii and Oahu, now the island of Maui, which is more accessible to tourists, is taking the leading position.

First of all, when people talk about holidays in Hawaii, they immediately think of surfing and windsurfing. After all, the Hawaiian Islands are a mecca for those who like to swim on a board. In addition, Maui, with its sparse population, is where you can fully enjoy nature. Haleakao National Park's raging waterfalls and stunning bamboo forest, not to mention its traditional warm sandy beaches, attract many tourists. Therefore, the island rightfully occupies second place in the ranking.

Roatan - Paradise in the Caribbean

How often do we hear the words “The wrong country was called Honduras” in a negative sense, expressed in relation to one’s own country. However, if you look closely at the latter, Honduras is a good comparison. Especially if you look at holidays on the island of Roatan, which belongs to Honduras.

The island is surrounded by coral reefs and covered with magnificent beaches, making it an ideal holiday destination for both casual beachgoers and scuba diving enthusiasts. An ideal place has been created here for lovers of ecotourism (the Carambola botanical garden is famous for its tropical park of exotic birds) and for various types of entertainment - from sea fishing to all water sports.

Calm and romance in Santorini

The Cyclades islands amaze everyone with their amazing natural beauty. The most mysterious and beautiful in this Archipelago is Santorini, which owes its birth to volcanic lava.

This island is often called romantic, but unlike most "paradise" ocean islands, which received their title due to their wild nature and snow-white beaches, Santorini received this title thanks to the houses carved into the rocks, which with their snow-white facades and bright blue roofs attract tourists from all over the world .

Unlike most of the islands on the list, people come to Santorini not for diving or extreme entertainment, but to kindle a real fire in loving hearts. And most of the tourists are newlyweds, whom the island pleases with its unforgettable romance and positivity.

Vibrant diving on Koh Tao Island in Thailand

The waters of the Gulf of Thailand shelter the cozy island of Tao or “Turtle Island” shaded by palm trees. The island got its name thanks to the numerous colonies of sea turtles that have chosen its snow-white sandy beaches. Once upon a time the island was uninhabited and only turtles were its only inhabitants. The white sand and azure clear water around the island cannot but delight tourists, who, like the majestic reptiles many centuries ago, have now chosen these beaches.

However, this resort island is famous not only for its snow-white sandy hills and 300 sunny days a year, allowing you to lazily sunbathe on the beach. However, the island attracts most tourists with its underwater beauty.

Diving on Koh Tao is the most popular activity. Coral reefs rich in marine life, more than 30 dive sites of varying difficulty levels, including wrecks and a short distance to dive sites - all this makes Koh Tao the “Diving Mecca” of Southeast Asia.

A safe haven for travelers – Madeira Island

For many centuries, the Portuguese island of Madeira has served as a haven for all travelers who rushed to conquer the Atlantic. Thanks to its mild and temperate climate, this paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has been a holiday destination not only for sailors, but also for the wealthy European elite for six centuries.

At the same time, most tourists come here not to bask on the beaches, since there are simply none here, but for an active pastime. The island is a real haven for lovers of hunting and fishing, diving and windsurfing, and green tourism. The main attractions of the island are the Madeira National Reserve and its Botanical Gardens. It is here that you can see all the worldwide diversity of flora that the Portuguese collected during the three centuries of their rule at sea.

“Island of the Gods” – Bali

In Indonesia, between the two largest islands of Lombok and Java, there is a cozy picturesque corner that attracts tourists with its majestic volcanoes Gunung Angung and Kintamini, pristine tropical forests and blue lagoons.

The shores of the island hide delightful temple complexes and a sacred monkey forest, where mischievous primates will give tourists a little boost of energy in exchange for small sweets for them. In addition, Bali is a kind of Indian enclave in the middle of Muslim Indonesia, and this is where you can calmly relax on the coast, strengthening your spirit with yoga classes.

Although the main attraction of the island is its white sandy beaches along with the surrounding coral landscapes that attract divers from all over the world, there are several other must-see spots on the island of Bali. One of them is the Barat National Park, spread over 20,000 hectares. It is there that you can see, without bars or enclosures, all sorts of combinations of flora and fauna in the pristine wild world.

The sandy paradise of mesmerizing Mauritius

Mauritius has long been one of the most beautiful holiday destinations. This tropical paradise, which is sometimes called the “key to the Indian Ocean”, despite its modest size, has more than a hundred kilometers of snow-white beaches.

It was the bright combination of the turquoise waters of the lagoon, coral reefs and bizarre mountains that became the reason that holidays on the island were ranked as top-notch. Moreover, on local beaches you can often see famous artists and billionaires, who are attracted here by the high level of comfort and individual recreation of the highest level. Local authorities are trying to make the resort not just an ordinary place of mass pilgrimage. Therefore, you will not often meet an ordinary budget tourist on the island, and once you get here you will be completely confident that you will have a top-class luxury vacation.

Mauritius is almost completely surrounded by reefs, making it an ideal place for diving and fishing. It is here that you can see and catch the very fish that every fisherman dreams of getting in his trophies - various types of marlin, sailfish and bright representatives of the shark family.

Bora Bora - the island of romantic lovers

Bora Bora is the largest island among the 118 islands of French Polynesia. It has the status of the unofficial capital of romantics and newlyweds and is considered a romantic and exotic place on the planet. The island, like most of its neighbors, was formed by a chain of volcanic eruptions and is now a mountain range with three peaks piercing the sky above a dazzling blue lagoon.

Despite its miniature size (you can travel around it in an hour by car), nature has so generously endowed the island with its beauty that it rightfully proudly bears the title of “an emerald in a turquoise frame with a necklace of pearls - this is how it can be described by looking at it above.
Bora Bora offers a variety of activities - from coral garden expeditions and visits to majestic mountains to extreme snorkeling and diving. Moreover, one of the most interesting entertainments is hand-feeding local stingrays and sharks.

Paradise holiday on the beaches of Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha is the name of an archipelago located near Brazil, consisting of more than twenty islands. However, the largest island is inhabited and, accordingly, the most popular of this cohort, which attracts all beach lovers. In addition, this archipelago has been included in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List for fifteen years, since it is in its waters that large populations of dolphins, sea turtles and cetaceans live.

It is here that the Baia do Sancho beach is located, which has become a real mecca for all lovers of sea holidays and is firmly included in the list of the best beaches in the world. This famous crescent-shaped beach is surrounded on all sides by cliffs and in order to get to it you need to go down seventy-meter stairs. However, it's worth it - the cove around the beach is a real natural treasure. The bay is a natural pool surrounded by hardened lava, in which the water is always crystal clear.

Taal Lake on Luzon Island, in the northern part of the Philippines archipelago, is recognized as one of the most unique in the world. The fact is that this is one of two lakes on the planet that have a third-order island inside. In other words, Taal, which is located on the island of Luzon, has its own volcanic island, inside of which there is another crater lake containing another small island inside called Volcano Point. This is how you get such an amazing nesting doll: island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island! If you have not yet started celebrating Friday and the upcoming New Year holidays, then you can probably easily understand the previous phrase.

Another similar lake with lakes and islands inside is located in Canada. We are talking about an unnamed island with an area of ​​1.6 hectares, which is located inside a small, also unnamed lake, which, in turn, lies inside another slightly larger one. This place is located approximately 90 kilometers inland from the southern coast of Victoria Island. You can see it on the map in Google Maps by entering the following coordinates: 69.793°N, 108.241°W.

Here are some photos of Taal Lake in Luzon:

Ile de Gorée (French Île de Gorée) is one of the 19 districts of the city of Dakar. Also known by this name is an island with an area of ​​0.182 square kilometers, located just 2 kilometers from the main port of Dakar. At the beginning of 2005, just over one thousand people lived in it. Thus, Ile de Gorée is the smallest and least populated district of Dakar.

This island became notorious for serving as a center for the Atlantic slave trade. In reality, a relatively small number of slaves were taken from there to various plantations. The most important centers for the slave trade from Senegal were the mouths of the major rivers of Saint-Louis and the south of the Gambia. Today this site is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Gorée Island is the last African land seen by black slaves on their way to the New World.

Gore Island is one of the first African territories where Europeans appeared. The Portuguese were the first to land there in 1444. The Dutch then bought the island from the local chief for a small sum and established their control on it by 1588. The mountain became a staging post for Dutch ships on their way from the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) to the Caribbean islands. The Dutch named this island “Gore”. in Honor of the Dutch island of Goeree.

Although there is a version that the Senegalese island of Gorée got its name because of its quiet harbor. In Dutch, "good harbor" is "goode reede". Yachts, boats, boats are the main form of transport here. Islanders travel on land on foot; the island is small, but a boat or boat is simply necessary for local residents. Although mass movement by sea is carried out by ferry, buying a boat is the dream of every Highlander. Companies providing services for the sale of water transport have an excellent opportunity to find their customers.

The island changed hands many times. The British took control of it, then it was again recaptured by the Dutch. It was then given to the French during France's expansion of its maritime borders. In 1802, under the terms of the Treaty of Amiens, Gorai became French territory and remained so until Senegal gained independence in 1960.

The island is located 2.5 km south of the port of Dakar, and is a municipality of the capital district. The area of ​​Gore is only 0.182 km² (900 by 350 m), but its population is 1102 people, the density exceeds 6 thousand inhabitants per square meter. km. The island is a tourist site and no cars are allowed on it. Gore is connected to Dakar by ferry.

Mountain was discovered for Europeans by the Portuguese navigator Dinis Dias in 1444, after which the island went down in history as one of the largest centers of the slave trade in the 15th-19th centuries under the tutelage of the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French. In addition to the slave trade, under the control of England and France there was trade in peanuts, leather, gold, and spices. From the mid-19th century, with the founding of Dakar and the end of the slave trade, Gorée gradually began to decline. If in 1891 the population of Gorée was 2.1 thousand people, and 8.7 thousand people lived in Dakar, then already in 1926 - 700 and 33679, respectively.

The island has well-preserved buildings both for keeping slaves and the houses of slave traders. In 1978, the island became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1996, after the reform of the country's administrative structure, Gorée became one of the 19 communes of Dakar.

Gorais was an important point on the African coast for merchants and slave traders traveling under the French flag. After the ban on the slave trade in France in 1848, the island became an important maritime surveillance post. Although the role of this island as a trading center was diminishing, it became the point through which French influence spread deep into African territories.

Now this island is very popular among tourists visiting Senegal, due to the fact that Goré was once a major slave trading point.

Now there is a museum on Gore Island.

“The export of slaves from Gorée Island continued from the time it was started by the Portuguese in 1538 until it was abolished by the French 312 years later. The ocean around is so deep that any attempt to escape from this place meant certain death. With a five-kilogram metal weight tied to his legs or neck, any captured African knew what the consequences of attempting to jump into the water would be.

Now the island has about 1,300 inhabitants and is so quiet that there are no cars or crime. And those who visit Gore Island are advised to behave decently, like pilgrims visiting holy places, and not like tourists.

Most visitors don't even spend one night on Gorai - there is only one hotel.

During his visit to Gorée Island in 1981, former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard said the following: “To be honest, it is not easy for a white man to visit a Slave House without feeling ill.”

The Pope also visited the island in 1992 and offered repentance, since it is known that many Catholic missionaries were involved in the slave trade.

The Slave House was also visited by former South African President Nelson Mandela three years before his election. He even insisted on going down into the narrow basement where the slaves were kept.

Measuring 900 meters long and 350 meters wide, Ile de Gorée has virtually no drinking water and was therefore uninhabited until the arrival of Europeans. The first to establish their presence on the island were the Portuguese. They built a small stone chapel there and used the land as a cemetery. The mountain is famous as the site of the Slave House, built by a mixed African-French family around 1780-1784. It is now used as a tourist attraction that clearly demonstrates the horrors of the slave trade.

The Slave House (Maison des Esclaves) was intended to house slaves until they were sold and transported by sea.

However, as the research of the first African professor of history at the Sorbonne, Raymond Maunu, in 1959 proved, the “House of Slaves” was not the main center of the slave trade. From here, probably no more than a few hundred slaves were sent to American plantations a year. Moreover, they were delivered on merchant ships, and not on those that were originally intended to transport slaves. Following the decline in the slave trade from Senegal in the 1870s and 1880s, the city became an important shipping port for peanuts, peanut butter, gum arabic, ivory and other "legitimate" trade goods.

In February 1794, France abolished the slave trade. This happened after the French Revolution, but in May 1802 Napoleon, after numerous exhortations from the owners of Caribbean sugar cane plantations, restored it. The emperor's position was actively supported by his wife, Josephine de Beauharnais, who, as you know, was the daughter of a wealthy planter from Martinique. In March 1815, Napoleon finally abolished the slave trade in order to build relations with Great Britain (Scotland never recognized slavery, so England also abolished the slave trade in 1807).

Ile de Gorée is connected to the mainland by a regular 30-minute ferry service. There are no cars here, and residents move on foot. Nowadays it acts mainly as a monument to the slave trade. The city center is reoriented towards tourists. Many historic commercial and residential buildings have been converted into restaurants and hotels. There are three museums here: one dedicated to women, another to the history of Senegal, and the third to the sea. The castle and small beach are also of interest.

In Senegal there is the African Renaissance Monument (in honor of Senegal's independence from France), which is 49 meters high, and the location itself is more massive: two figures of people are used. It was built in Dakar in our century and completed in 2010.