Malao

Ancient
Malao
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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]

  1. ^ "Περίπλους της Ερυθράς Θαλάσσης - Βικιθήκη". el.wikisource.org (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ "ToposText". topostext.org. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  3. ^ Ray, Himanshu Prabha (2003). The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 209. ISBN 0-521-01109-4.

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