Malao

Ancient
Malao
Location Berbera, Somaliland
City-state existed: 1st century AD

Malao (Ancient Greek: Μαλαὼ) was an ancient port city in present-day Somaliland. The town was situated on the site of what later would become the city of Berbera. It was a key trading center involved in the Red Sea-Indian Ocean trade during Late Antiquity. The town maintained an important monetary market, exchanging goods in the currencies of the Roman Empire.

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