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Arguin

Arguin ( : Arghīn; ) is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is approximately in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. The island is now part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.

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Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.name: Arguin
Settlement.native_name: أرغين
Settlement.image_skyline: AMH-6744-NA View of Arguin castle.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Watercolour drawing of Fort Arguin by Johannes Vingboons, ca. 1663
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.elevation_m: 0
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar

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History
Dutch West India Company rule
Brandenburg rule
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== History == The island changed hands frequently during the colonial era. The first European to visit the island was the Portuguese explorer Nuno Tristão, in 1443. In 1445, Prince Henry the Navigator set up a feitoria on the island, which acquired gum arabic and enslaved people for Portugal. By 1455, 800 enslaved people were shipped from Arguin to Portugal every year.