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  2. Historical ports - Wikipedia

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    The port of Messina in Sicily (from book published circa 1572). Historical ports may be found where ancient civilizations have developed maritime trade. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. [1] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.

  3. Alexandria Port - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria Port is one of the oldest ports in the world. The earliest port facilities were built in 1900 BC in the then-village of Rhakotis, to service coastal shipping and supply the island of Pharos (now part of the "Ras al-Tin" quarter). Plan of Alexandria c. 30 BC. Over the centuries sand and silt deposits made the port unnavigable.

  4. Lists of ports - Wikipedia

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    Top 60 container ports of 2023 The Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise port. List of busiest container ports – by number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port List of countries by container port traffic; List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage – by weight of cargo transported through the port

  5. Sofala - Wikipedia

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    One of the oldest harbours documented in Southern Africa, medieval Sofala was erected on the edge of a wide estuary formed by the Buzi River (called Rio de Sofala in older maps). The Buzi River connected Sofala to the internal market town of Manica, and from there to the gold fields of Great Zimbabwe. Sometime in the 10th century, Sofala ...

  6. Category:Ports and harbours in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Water ports and harbours in Africa. Articles in this category are of internationally notable port facilities, port authorities, and closely related organizations; for those about ports' cities and towns see: Port cities in Africa.

  7. Port of Tripoli - Wikipedia

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    British forces governed the area after World War II until Libyan independence in 1951 World Ports History: Tripoli [1] Since Roman Libya the port of Tripoli (then called Oea) was one of the main in coastal Mediterranean Africa. In the Middle Ages the port fell into disuse, but under Ottoman rule started to grow in importance. In the late 1920s ...

  8. Kilindini Harbour - Wikipedia

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    Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya.It is 25–30 fathoms (46–55 m) at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 m (57 ft). [3]

  9. Gqeberha - Wikipedia

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    Gqeberha, the city's official name since 23 February 2021, is a Xhosa word for the Baakens river, which flows through the city. [24] [25]In 1820, the rising seaport of Algoa Bay was named "Port Elizabeth" in memory of Elizabeth Frances (née Markham), the wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony. [26]

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