31. Settled by Portuguese sailors in 1557, Macao became the key Far East entrepot along the trade routes that made Portugal rich. 32. By any measure, Kaliningrad holds the potential to become a rich entrepot like Hong Kong on the northern rim of Europe. 33. Singapore also has a strategic port which makes it more competitive than many of its neighbours in carrying out such entrepot activities. 34. With its direct railway communication, the town became an important entrepot for trade with the Xhosa people throughout " Kaffraria ". 35. Ordu Baliq was a fully fortified commandry and commercial entrepot typical of the central points along the length of the Silk Road. 36. Zanzibar, a 19th century entrepot for the Indian Ocean slave trade, was ruled by an Omani sultan until independence in 1963. 37. The city is also a collecting depot, or entrepot , for coffee and timber that is taken to coastal ports for export. 38. It was important historically ( and still is today ) as an " entrepot " for rock-salt from Taoudenni. 39. Cham was born "'Ung You Teckhor "'to an ethnic Chinese family who were engaged in Entrepot trade. 40. Within 20 years, San Francisco, a sleepy Mexican fishing and farming village of 800 people, was transformed into a cosmopolitan entrepot .
