Editing Harbor (section)

==Artificial harbors {{anchor|Artificial harbor|Artificial harbour|Artificial harbours}} ==

Artificial harbors are frequently built for use as ports. The oldest artificial harbor known is the Ancient Egyptian site at [[Wadi al-Jarf]], on the Red Sea coast, which is at least 4500 years old (ca. 2600–2550 BCE, reign of King [[Khufu]]). The largest artificially created harbor is [[Port of Jebel Ali|Jebel Ali]] in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Citation|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-513075-1|last=Hattendorf|first=John B.|title=The Oxford encyclopedia of maritime history|year=2007|page=590}}</ref> Other large and busy artificial harbors include:

* [[Port of Long Beach]] and [[Port of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], California, United States
* [[Port of Casablanca]], Morocco 
* [[Port of Koper]], Slovenia

The Ancient Carthaginians constructed fortified, artificial harbors called [[cothon]]s.