Al Mahbes (Arabic: المحبس) is a town in the UN-monitored buffer zone of Western Sahara,[1][2] near the Algerian border, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Bir Lehlou.

Al Mahbes
المحبس
Al Mahbes is located in Western Sahara
Al Mahbes
Al Mahbes
Location in Western Sahara
Al Mahbes is located in Africa
Al Mahbes
Al Mahbes
Al Mahbes (Africa)
Coordinates: 27°24′57.6″N 9°3′3.6″W / 27.416000°N 9.051000°W / 27.416000; -9.051000
TerritoryWestern Sahara
Claimed byMorocco Kingdom of Morocco,
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi Republic
Area
 • Total55.0 km2 (21.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total7,331
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Mahbes' partner municipalities are the Spanish city of Noia and the Italian municipalities of Sesto Fiorentino[3] and San Giovanni Valdarno.

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco demands UN, Algerian action on Polisario". France 24. 4 Apr 2018. Retrieved 21 Nov 2021.
  2. ^ "Morocco demands UN, Algerian action on Polisario". RFI. 4 Apr 2018. Retrieved 21 Nov 2021.
  3. ^ "I "gemellaggi" di Sesto Fiorentino" [Italian]. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-14.