Sentences with phrase «important trade route»

As a port city of the Amazon, Iquitos was a very important trade route for the country.

Brussels» location on the shores of the Senne placed it on an important trade route between Bruges, Ghent and Cologne.

The area was a major source of obsidian and the city may have played a military role alongside an important trade route from the Veracruz coast into the highlands.

China claims most of the South China Sea, an important trade route which is believed to contain large quantities of oil and natural gas, and has been building artificial islands on reefs, some with ports and air strips.

There were three important trade routes to Arabia connecting it to Persia, Syria and Egypt.

A Short History of Afghanistan Afghanistan lies on the historically important trading routes between the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.

Retrace «The Silk Road» - one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilisation, travelling by luxury train, the Golden Eagle Trans - Siberian Express, from Russia to China.

A great way to spend a day here would be to take a rafting trip down the Sarapiquí River, one of the most important trade routes between this region and the Caribbean coast.

Situated at the crossroads of two important trading routes the town flourished and expanded in the thirteenth century, during which many merchants» houses were built.

Combining one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilisation with the remarkable treasures of Persia, this unique journey takes in destinations that are rarely experienced by the Western visitor which makes it all the more special.

The River Indus and its multiple tributaries was once the centre of the Indus Valley Civilization and an important trading route in the centuries that followed.

Jewelry is an important trading route for Gold in Punjab, and the demand is mostly from the rural regions.

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This northern Ontario city of just over 108,000 has been quietly and actively rebuilding after losing its prominence as an important stop on the trade route from western Canada to the eastern provinces.

It is important to note that it was along these trade routes that Christian centres developed.

But the [cross-border e-commerce route] is an important route and a route that is growing and I don't want to undervalue it, and it is pleasing that the Chinese government is giving it such focus, because it's indicative that they want this trade to continue.»

Even the deep - pocketed Dallas Stars chose to go the free - agent route (signing center Pierre Turgeon for five years at about $ 6 million per season) to avoid ceding important players in the trade market.

Pakistan is one of the most important planks in China's One Belt One Road initiative which is it's plan to improve infrastructure along the old silk road routes to greatly increase its ability in international trade.

Rather, with Venezuela being an important cocaine trade transit country, some military officials might well increase their willingness to act as «facilitators» along drug trafficking routes that feed European and US markets.

That trade routes ran through the desert and so oasis ownership became important?

As the largest economy in East Africa, Kenya is a crucial trade route to the continent and provides an important buffer of stability in a region that includes the fledgling Somali government and the politically tense Sudan and South Sudan.

«Sailing Sinbad's Seas,» published in the 27 June 2014 issue of the journal, describes how these immensely important but overlooked trade routes are being retraced in archaeological sites ranging from East Africa to Sri Lanka to Cambodia.

Situated near borders with Switzerland and Austria, Lindau used to be part of an important European trade route.

A native of China and India, ginger was an important part of ancient Chinese medicine and was adopted for medicinal use in Europe after arriving on the earliest trading routes.

Cap and trade linked to direct emissions is a very important route and a world first.

The deals show print distribution is still important (print makes up 75 to 80 percent of trade book sales today) and that digital authors often find it easier to work with a partner rather than trying the print - on - demand route.

It's no accident that Baltimore, Maryland sits along one of the most important mid-Atlantic trading routes.

Hawai'i became an important stopping place on one of the world's major trading routes.

Marco Gonzalas was probably a very nice Mayan resort as well as an important town on major sea trade routes.

Historically, Samarkand was an important destination on the Silk Road trade route due to its location as a half way stop.

It once formed an important part of the ancient Silk Road trading route on which merchants used to travel carrying silk, spices and perfumes to and from China.

The island held an important place in the network of Maya trading routes, and the exhibit includes flint tools, obsidian and pottery all of which originated on the Central American mainland.

Historically, this provided an important transcontinental trade route for the Spanish.

With access to land and sea routes it was an important trading hub for the area.

Visit all that remains of an important city on the Mayan trade route then swim where the Mayans did.

Logistics, Trading, And Diplomacy — You must manage the production and transport of scarce and important resources, and be ready to open trade routes with neighbors to ensure as few logistical delays as you can.

Most Notable Exhibition: In Enwezor's case, it's a tie: As the artistic director of the second (and final) Johannesburg Biennale, Enwezor's «Trade Routes: History and Geography» is largely credited as an important moment for African art on an international scale.

Departing from a number of important historical works, the exhibition presents a network of interdependent topical themes such as consumerism, value circulation, trade routes, and also how these abstract notions influence the individual's experience within a natural and urban environment.

Cap and trade linked to direct emissions is a very important route and a world first.

The winds are known as «trade winds» and have played an important role in the world history in terms of the ship routes for sailing vessels.

We are in the midst of an economic revolution that is the most important event in economic history since trade routes opened from Europe to Asia.

He described the networking of computers as the most important development in economic history since the opening of trade routes from Europe to Asia in the late Middle Ages.