Ports, harbors and the built works that let vessels load, unload and shelter: quays, docks, breakwaters and the historic harbors that grew into major world ports. Belongs here: any named port or harbor of real historical or engineering significance, considered as a built work rather than as the natural coastline it occupies. Does not belong here: the strait, bay or coastline a port sits on, which belongs to Geography, or the ships that call there, tracked as vehicle entities.
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1. Wikipedia: Wadi al-Jarf
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The harbor at the site dates to the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, approximately 4,500 years ago.
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