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Merca, also known locally as Marka, is a city in Somalia that serves as the capital of the Lower Shebelle region. The city has a population of 230,100 and is situated at an elevation of 12 meters above sea level. It operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone.
The administrative area is also referred to as Lower Shabeelle. Merca is distinct from the similarly named location Merka.
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Place details
- Locality
- Marka مركة
- Region
- Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 230,100
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Merca
- Settlement.other_name
- مَركة (Wadaad)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Marka,Somalia.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Merca beachside
- Settlement.nickname
- Marka Cadey
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lower Shebelle#Somalia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Somalia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lower Shabelle
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1000 BC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor and Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Osman Muuse Mohamed
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Somalia
- Located in
- Lower Shebelle
- Population
- 230100
- Elevation
- 0
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Lower Shebelle
- Image
- Merca minaret moonrise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Merca
- native label
- Marka
- different from
- Merka
- P12749
- radio astronomy
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Français
Marka ou Marka Cadey (Marka la blanche en Somali, en raison de la couleur de l'écrasante majorité de ses maisons) est une ville qui se situe au sud-est de la Somalie en Afrique et bordée par l'Océan Indien à l'est. A l'époque de la colonisation Italienne, le nom de la commune s'écrivait Merca. De nos jours, on parle de Merka, ou Marka, pour les somalis et les arabes. C'est la capitale de la région de Shabeellaha Hoose.
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