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In 1035, Abdallah ibn Yasin founded a ribat (military refuge) on the island of Tidra at the beginning of the Almoravid Dynasty. [1] The first European to visit the bay was Nuno Tristão in 1443, after which the remainder of the bay was explored. The area is also known as the place where the French frigate Méduse was famously wrecked in 1816. [2]
Arguin (Arabic: أرغين : Arghīn; Portuguese: Arguim) is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is approximately 6 km × 2 km (3.7 mi × 1.2 mi) in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. [1] The island is now part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park. [2]
Banc d'Arguin from orbit, 2019 Map of Banc d'Arguin including Tidra Island and Arguin. The Banc d'Arguin National Park (Arabic: حوض أركين, romanized: Ḥawḍ ʾArkīn, French: Parc national du Banc d'Arguin) of Bay of Arguin lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and is the former mouth of the Tamanrasset River.
The Melrose Resort, which was developed in the 1980s, has been abandoned on Daufuskie Island for over a decade after the private owners ran into financial problems. Today, there are about 400 ...
Tidra (Arabic: تيدرة) is an offshore island 29 kilometres (18 miles) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide. It is the largest island off the shore of Banc d' Arguin, Mauritania (also being the largest in the nation) and is home to a community of Imraguen fishing tribe. The island is part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.
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Islands of the Mauritania in the Africa. Pages in category "Islands of Mauritania" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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