Senegambian Stone Circles

Senegambian Stone Circles
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The Senegambian Stone Circles are megalithic stone circles spanning The Gambia and Senegal, covering 30,000 km² with over 1,000 circles and tumuli arranged across a 350 km-long belt [1]. Dating to 500 BC–1 AD, they represent the world's largest concentration of stone circles, used for over 1,500 years [1]. They were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 [2].

TypeStone circle
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryRepublic of The Gambia
Coordinates13.6911° N, 15.5225° W

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