Place:Merca, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

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NameMerca
Alt namesMarcasource: Wikipedia
Markasource: Wikipedia
Merkasource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates1.7°N 44.783°E
Located inShabeellaha Hoose, Somalia     (900 - )
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Merca (Maay: Marky) is a historic port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia. It is located approximately to the southwest of the nation's capital Mogadishu. Merca is the traditional home territory of the Bimal clan and was the center of the Bimal Revolt or Merka Revolt.

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