Mahon

Mahon, at times written in English as Mahon is a district, the capital city of the island of Menorca, and seat of the Island Council of Menorca. The city is situated on the eastern bank of the island, which is a piece of the independent network of the Balearic Islands, Spain. Mahon has one of the biggest characteristic harbors on the planet: 5 km long and up to 900 meters 2,953 feet wide. The water is profound yet it remains for the most part clear because of it being somewhat encased. It is likewise said to be the origin of mayonnaise.

Its populace in 2009 was assessed to be 29,495. The name's birthplace is ascribed to the Carthaginian general Mago Barca, sibling to Hannibal, who is thought to have taken shelter there in 205 BC. After the Western Roman Empire, it turned out to be a piece of the Eastern Empire; it experienced strikes Vikings and Arabs, until the Islamic Caliphate of Cordoba vanquished it in 903. Mahon was caught in 1287 from the Moors by Alfonso III of Aragon and joined into the Kingdom of Majorca, a vassal kingdom of the Crown of Aragon. Its harbor, a standout amongst the most deliberately essential in the western Mediterranean, was re-invigorated.