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Colombo,

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General View of Colombo Harbour.

The natural harbor of Colombo has been used by traders for thousands of years

Colombo's famed harbor was a natural stopping point for trade between the Middle East and Africa and Southeast and Far East Asia. Evidence points to Arab settlers from the 8th century using the port, but it is likely that it was a popular maritime destination much earlier. Seilan as Ceylon was sometimes