Merca

Overview

Merca, also Merka or Marka, is a small town in southeastern Somalia, just south of Mogadishu . The town had its fifteen minutes of fame when it became the centre of the Banana war, when two warlords disputed the town because it was a major centre of banana exports. The Bananas are grwon in the irrigated area around Janhale on the Shabeelle (Shebele) River. Merca also has a beach, called Sinbusi, which is okay.

History