The Isla de Alborán is a small islet in the Alborán Sea, part of the western Mediterranean, about 50 km (31 mi) north of the Moroccan coast and 90 kilometres (56 miles) south of the Spanish province of Almería. A Spanish possession since 1540, it was taken from the Tunisian pirate 'Al Borani' in the Battle of Alborán. It is now home to a small Spanish Naval garrison and an automated lighthouse.