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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.
Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Open Meteo, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in LS, across 3 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Merca is referenced by 156 other articles, and connects out to Lower Shebelle, Europe and Somalia.
It sits within the topics Ajuran Sultanate, Populated coastal places in Somalia and Populated places in Lower Shebelle.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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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
Show 4 more facts
- 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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3 mapped locations