Imraguen people

Imraguen
Total population
23,800 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Western Sahara23.000 (2016)
Mauritania800 (2016)
Languages
Hassaniya Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam

The Imraguen, or Imeraguen (Berber: Imrāgen singular: Amrig), are an ethnic group or tribe of Mauritania and Western Sahara. They were estimated at around 5,000 individuals in the 1970s. Most members of the group live in fishing villages in the Banc d'Arguin National Park, located on the Atlantic coast of Mauritania.