Ancient Malao | |
Location | Berbera, Somaliland |
City-state existed: | 1st century AD |
Malao (Ancient Greek: Μαλαὼ)[1][2] was an ancient proto-Somali port in present-day Somaliland. The town was situated on the site of what later became the city of Berbera. It was a key trading member involved in the Red Sea-Indian Ocean commerce in the early centuries CE. The town also maintained an important monetary market for merchants exchanging goods in the currencies of the Roman Empire.[3]
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