Malao

Malao (Ancient Greek: Μαλαὼ) 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.

This article is about the historic city. For the modern city, see Berbera. For other uses, see Malao (disambiguation).
Ancient
Malao
Location Berbera, Somaliland
City-state existed: 1st century AD
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