| Ancient Malao | |
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| Location | Berbera, Somaliland[1][2] |
| City-state existed: | 1st century AD |
Malao (Ancient Greek: Μαλαὼ)[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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