Arguin
Sign in to saveArguin ( : 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.
Key facts
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- auto
- Settlement.name
- Arguin
- Settlement.native_name
- أرغين
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- AMH-6744-NA View of Arguin castle.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
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- Watercolour drawing of Fort Arguin by Johannes Vingboons, ca. 1663
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- Mauritania
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- right
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- 300
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- Location in Mauritania
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- Country
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- Region
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- Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
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- Founded
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- 0
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- ar
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 14.4
- Elevation
- 5
- Image
- Bancdarguin map lg.jpg
- Width
- 2.6
- Length
- 5.9
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- Dutch West India Company rule
- Brandenburg rule
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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.
== 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.
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