Marka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Somalia
• Region: Lower Shabeelle
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 230,100
• Coordinates: 1.7159° N, 44.7717° E
• Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (SOS)
• Distance to the capital, Mogadishu: 73 km (45 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ): 68 km (42 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Xamaali: 6.2 km (3.8 mi)
• Xumaan Diid: 11 km (7 mi)
• Wagaaday: 15 km (9 mi)
• Xumey-Samey: 16 km (10 mi)
• Xaaji Rooble: 18 km (11 mi)