trading center

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The epicenter of the quake was about 25 miles northwest of Herat City, an ancient trading center and cultural hub that borders Iran, according to the United States Geological Survey.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2023

The district police office compound is located in downtown Myawaddy, a key trading center in southeastern Kayin state on the border with Thailand.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

The city, also known as Antep, one of its original names, was inhabited by the earliest civilizations and has been an important trading center since ancient times.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

For example, Mali’s most famous ruler, the fourteenth- century Mansa Musa, transformed the trading center of Timbuktu by establishing mosques and schools there that became repositories of Islamic scholarship and learning.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Ofesi sat on the outskirts of the trading center, one of the last shops before the road opened toward Chamama town.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba