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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 · Italiano
Merca (AFI: /ˈmɛrka/; Marka in somalo; مركة in arabo) è un porto nella Somalia meridionale sull'Oceano Indiano. È il capoluogo e città principale della regione del Basso Scebeli e la sua popolazione ammonta a circa 350.000 abitanti.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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