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Jul 23, 2024 · Suez Canal, sea-level waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and Red seas. It 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.
The Suez Canal ( Arabic: قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, Qanāt as-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).
Feb 16, 2018 · Where Is the Suez Canal? The Suez Canal stretches 120 miles from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt southward to the city of Suez (located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Suez).
Apr 5, 2021 · The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway between southern Asia and northern Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea via the Isthmus of Suez. The canal substantially reduces the sailing distance between East Asia and Europe and offers a more direct route between the Indian Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean through the Red Sea ...
- John Misachi
Suez, port at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern terminal of the Suez Canal, northern Egypt. Together with its two harbors, Port Ibrāhīm and Port Tawfīq (Tewfik), and a large portion of the Eastern Desert, Suez constitutes the urban muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Al-Suways.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 18, 2020 · Location of the Suez Canal. As started above, the Suez Canal is located primarily on the Egyptian side of Mediterranean Sea. The canal, which spans about 120 miles, begins from the Mediterranean Sea to the Egyptian city of Suez. It shares boundary with the Sinai Peninsula.
Suez Canal, Ship canal, Isthmus of Suez, Egypt. Connecting the Red Sea with the eastern Mediterranean Sea, it extends 163 km (101 mi) from Port Said to the Gulf of Suez and allows ships to sail directly between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.
