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Apr 15, 2024 · The canal extends 193 km (120 miles) between Port Said (Būr Saʿīd) in the north and Suez in the south, with dredged approach channels north of Port Said, into the Mediterranean, and south of Suez. The canal does not take the shortest route across the isthmus , which is only 121 km (75 miles).
Apr 5, 2021 · Layout. Map of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal extends from Port Tewfik in Suez City to Port Said in northeast Egypt. At the time of its opening in 1869, the canal was 164 km long. But several enlargements and developments have increased the canal’s total length by about 30 km to 193.3 km. It is 205 m wide and 24 m deep.
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Coordinates: 30°42′18″N 32°20′39″E. 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).
- 25 April 1859; 164 years ago
- 193.3 km (120.1 miles)
- 17 November 1869; 153 years ago
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The Suez Canal on the world map and its improvement to shipping routes. The Suez Canal is strategically located, connecting the Mediterranean Sea at its northern end to the Red Sea at the southern tip. By bridging these two major bodies of water, the canal effectively joins Europe to the Asian maritime routes leading to the Indian and Pacific ...
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 Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. With Suez Canal - Google My Maps, you can view the canal's route, history, and ...
