Port Jabal ʿAlī
United Arab Emirates
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Port Jabal 'Ali is a major man-made port located 20 miles southwest of Dubai city in the United Arab Emirates. It is part of the Jebel Ali port and industrial center, which was established as a free-trade zone in the early 1980s to attract foreign manufacturing industries for export. This initiative has been successful, drawing numerous international companies to establish facilities there. The port and industrial center is overseen by the Dubai Ports Authority.123
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