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Suez Canal

Suez Canal
1854 AD - 2021 AD
AKA قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ‎, Qanātu s-Suways

An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez, dividing Africa and Asia.

The canal is part of the Silk Road that connects Europe with Asia.

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NASA image of the Suez Canal — Taken by the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite on January 30, 2001. Shows the Great Bitter Lake at the center (before the 2015 expansion)
Photo Credit: By NASA - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=392578

NASA image of the Suez Canal Taken by the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite on January 30, 2001. Shows the Great Bitter Lake at the center (before the 2015 expansion)

Nautical chart of the Suez Canal — Published shortly after the inauguration, with survey data from HMS Newport under George Nares
Photo Credit: By Hydrographic Office - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86244065

Nautical chart of the Suez Canal Published shortly after the inauguration, with survey data from HMS Newport under George Nares

Suez Canal (Canal) AKA قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ‎, Qanātu s-Suways

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NASA image of the Suez Canal Taken by the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite on January 30, 2001. Shows the Great Bitter Lake at the center (before the 2015 expansion)

Nautical chart of the Suez Canal Published shortly after the inauguration, with survey data from HMS Newport under George Nares

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