Mahas, Somalia

Mahas (also spelled Maxass) is a town in the central Hiran region of Somalia and the capital of its eastern Mahas District.

History
On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed 35 people.

On 3 September 2023 the town was visited by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to remobilize the local troops after recent defeats at the hands of Al-Shabaab.