<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishJiji hilo lilikuwa na historia isiyojulikana hadi karne hii, wakati ujenzi wa reli ya Haifa-Damasko na bandari mpya kubwa iliyokamilika mwaka 1934 ilibadilisha kuwa kituo muhimu cha biashara na mawasiliano.  <response>: The city had a fairly nondescript history until this century, when the construction of the Haifa-Damascus railway and the massive new harbour finished in 1934 transformed it into the vital trading and communications centre it is today. 