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Melaka, Important Port Of Malacca Strait
Port Of Ragusa
Port For Silver Mines
Port Of Hayle And Portreath
"Was An Important Commercial And Military Port During The Aghlabid Period (800–909)" (Official Description)
Stralsund
"Founded As A Port Town In 1201" (Ouv)
Pythagoreion
From The Unesco Site Description "......And The Affiliated Ports Of Khor Rori And Al-Baleed " From Ab "The Port Of Sumhuram (Smhrm ? ?His Name Is Great?) Was Founded At The End Of The 1st Century Bce. Inscriptions Record That It Was Established By Ll?Ad Yalut To Control The Trade In Dhofar Incense. It Is Identified As The Moscha Of Classical Geographical Texts, Where Indian Seamen Who Had Brought Cotton Cloth, Corn, And Oil In Exchange For Incense Overwintered, Waiting For The Favourable Monsoon Winds To Take Them Home."
"The Bay, Which Constitutes A Naturally Sheltered Port" (Ab Ev)
Amalfi Port
Cinque Terre For The Fisherman Ports Of Vanezza, Riormaggiore, Manarola And Monterossa
The Fort Was Conceived To Defend The Nearby Port Of Helsinki
Birka
At The Caspian Sea
Owing To Its Location Near The Venezuelan Oilfields, Its Political Stability And Its Natural Deep Water Harbour, Willemstad Became The Site Of An Important Seaport And Refinery. Willemstad's Harbour Is One Of The Largest Oil Handling Ports In The Caribbean. (Wiki)
Built To Protect The Important Port Of Santiago
Important In Colonial Times
Major Commercial Port For Trade In The Northern Black Sea Area
"The Port Was The Gulf’S Most Important Trading Hub" (Ab Ev)
Historically Played A Major Role In The Commercial Sea Trade, "The Mestizo River Was Central To The Development Of The Town In The 16th-19th Centuries: Large Sea-Going Vessels Could Berth In The Delta And Small Craft Communicated With The Interior." (Ab Ev)
Saint-Martin-De-Ré
"Jeddah Thus Began To Develop As A Prosperous Red Sea Port." (Ab Ev)
Portobelo
"Now Located Several Kilometres Inland From The Aegean Coast Of Turkey, Ephesus Was A Thriving Harbour City In The Roman Period," (Ab Eval)
The Speicherstadt District Is Centrally Located In The Port Of Hamburg. (Nom File)
Miike Coal Mine & Port, Misumi West Port
Ur Was A Port At The Persian Gulf
Al Uquair Port
Hedeby: Port At The Inlet Of The Schlei
Archaeological Complex Of Paraty-Mirim, Which Played An Important Role In The 17th Century As A Port For The Exchange And Trade Of Goods And Slaves.(Ab Ev)
Port-Aux-Français
Port Of Teluk Bayur (Formerly Emmahaven)
On The Mediterranean Sea.
Port Penryn And Porthmadog
New Ports Were Built At Bandar Shah (Now Bandar Torkaman) And Bandar Shapiro (Now Bandar-E Khomeini) As Part Of The Construction.
Port Lympia
"An Extremely Important Cosmopolitan Mediterranean Port That Began To Prosper Since 314 Bc, Reaching Outstanding Levels During The 2nd And 1st Centuries Bc." (Ouv)
"The City Grew Quickly, Becoming Brazil’S Main Seaport And An Important Centre Of The Sugar Industry And The Slave Trade." (Ouv)
"Ortygia, Originally A Peninsula, Is Positioned From North To South Dividing Two Strips Of Sea And Thus Forming Two Natural Ports. One To The Ne Called "Porto Piccolo" (Small Port) And The Bigger One To The West, Which Is Appropriately Called 'Porto Grande' (Big Port)." (Nomination File, P. 53)
"(...) The Spectacular Rise And Prosperity Of Quanzhou As A Maritime Hub Of The East And South-East Asia Trade Network During The 10th – 14th Centuries Ad" (Official Description) – "The Flourishing Of Quanzhou As A Successful Port" (Ab Ev)
Because Of Its Strategic Location, Mombasa Grew In Importance Over The Centuries And Soon Became A Major Trading Port ... Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Was Erected .. To Protect Its Port" (Ab Ev)