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Related studies on ports of Mombasa and Rotterdam.

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Related studies on Ports of Mombasa and Rotterdam.
Mombasa City.
- It’s located at the coast of east Africa in a Ria at the mouth of R. Mwachi.
- Started as a resting and calling port during the era of slave trade.
- It was once a Portuguese town who built Fort Jesus in 1593.
- Originally the town was located on the island surrounded by the creeks namely Tudor and Port Reitz.
- Later the town expanded farther north,
south and west to the mainland.
Factors Which Influenced Its Location.
1. Was a strategic calling port for early traders to and from the Far East.
2. Provided a good defensive site against external aggression (Fort Jesus).
3. Has flat land which is ideal for construction of buildings (coastal plains).
4. Coral limestone rocks found in the sea were used as building stones for houses.
5. River Mwachi and Kimbeni provided early settlers with fresh water for domestic use later Mzima Springs in Tsavo W. N. Park became the main source of water.
6. The deep waters of Kilindini creek provide a good well sheltered natural harbour.
7. Has a large and rich agricultural hinterland i.e. the whole of Kenya,
N. Tanzania, Uganda, S. Sudan, Rwanda and DRC.