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città in Somalia

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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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Place details

Locality
Marka مركة
Region
Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى
Country
Soomaaliya الصومال
Population
230,100
Timezone
Africa/Mogadishu

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

55US AQIModerate
PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
PM10
11.3 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-12 06:00 · Open-Meteo

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
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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