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3 days ago · Egypt: Suez Canal. Suez Canal, sea-level waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas. The canal separates the African continent from Asia, and it provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
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Suez Canal, Ship canal, Isthmus of Suez, Egypt.Connecting...
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Suez Canal - Trade, Shipping, Economy: In 1870, the canal’s...
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The first of two canal closings occurred during the Suez...
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Jul 10, 2024 · Suez Canal. The Suez Canal ( Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanā al-Suways) is a waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It lies west of the Sinai Peninsula. The canal is 163 km long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 200 m wide (656 ft). It runs between Port Said ( Būr Sa'īd) on the Mediterranean Sea, and ...
1 day ago · The New Suez Canal is expected to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The new canal allows ships to sail in both directions at the same time. This decreases transit time from 18 to 11 hours for most ships. The expansion is expected to double the capacity of the Suez Canal from 49 to 97 ships a day.
Jul 19, 2024 · Suez Crisis, international crisis in the Middle East, precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal had been owned by the Suez Canal Company, which was controlled by French and British interests.
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- The Suez Crisis was an international crisis in the Middle East that was precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nas...
- The Suez Crisis was the result of the American and British decision not to finance Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam, in response to Egypt...
- Egypt emerged victorious and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser became a hero for the cause of Arab and Egyptian nationalism. Israel did not win...
3 days ago · Suez Canal - Trade, Shipping, Economy: In 1870, the canal’s first full year of operation, there were 486 transits, or fewer than 2 per day. In 1966 there were 21,250, an average of 58 per day, with net tonnage increasing from some 444,000 metric tons (437,000 long tons) in 1870 to about 278,400,000 metric tons (274,000,000 long tons). By the mid-1980s the number of daily transits had fallen ...
3 days ago · The first of two canal closings occurred during the Suez Crisis of 1956–57, after Israel attacked Egyptian forces, and French and British troops occupied part of the canal zone. Several ships were trapped within the canal during that blockade and were unable to leave until the north end was reopened in January 1957.
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6 days ago · 59 m (194 ft) Range. 40 km (25 mi) Port Said Lighthouse ( Arabic: فنار بورسعيد القديم) is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by ...
