Mahres
Mahres (Tunisian Arabic: "place for guard"), also known as Mahares or El Mahres, is a coastal town in Tunisia.
Mahres
المحرس | |
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  Mahres | |
| Coordinates: 34°32′N 10°30′E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sfax Governorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 34,257 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Administratively attached to the governorate of Sfax, it became on April 1, 1918 a municipality and, after independence in 1956, the capital of a delegation whose area is estimated at 436 km
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