Famous Port Cities In The World

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Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design

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Los Angeles, with around 13.9 million population, is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation's film and television industry

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Shanghai, China's biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings

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Rotterdam is a major port city in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Maritime Museum's vintage ships and exhibits trace the city's seafaring history

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Hamburg, a major port city in northern Germany, is connected to the North Sea by the Elbe River. The city has a population of around 1.9 million 

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Jeddah, a Saudi Arabian port city on the Red Sea, is a modern commercial hub and gateway for pilgrimages to the Islamic holy cities Mecca and Medina

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Colombo is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination

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The harbor area of New Zealand's largest city, Auckland is particularly lively, with many restaurants and bars where the cosmopolitan life of the city takes place

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Singapore has a rich history, dating back to the 13th century when it was still a kingdom called "Singapura" and acted as a pipeline for import and export between its nearby regions

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Mumbai, the financial capital, is one of the oldest in India. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch built in 1924

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