Juffure (Jufureh), Gambia - village - postcard, stamps 1981

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Jeffure [or Jufureh], The Gambia
• Publisher: African Photo Agency
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  The Gambia 25b x 2
• Postmark(s): unfranked 
• Sent to:  Wadebridge, N. Cornwall, England
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in the Gambia, 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division near James Island. The town is home to a museum and Fort Jillifree.

Jufureh is best known for its appearance in Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, as the birthplace of Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte[citation needed]. After the publication of Roots, Juffure became a significant tourist destination. This led to economic benefits for the town, including the construction of an elementary school, a new market aimed at tourists, and improved roads.[1]

In 1651 a small plot of land from the village was leased by Jacob Kettler, the Duke of Courland from the king of Kombo, as part of the Couronian colonization of Africa.[2]

Demographically, the predominant religion in the village is Islam. In 1999, a mosque and school, The Alex Haley Mosque and School Complex, was opened in Juffure, where Haley traced back his ancestry through genealogical research.[3]

There is a sign at the entrance of the village (sponsored by Gambian government and World Bank) that declares Juffureh a "baby friendly community".