Suez Canal

The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Sa'īd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea.

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Arabic - Sinai Peninsula - 163 - Km - Maritime canal - Egypt - Port Said - Mediterranean Sea - Suez - Red Sea

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The canal allows two-way north-south water transport from Europe to Asia without circumnavigating Africa. Before the construction of the canal, some transport was conducted by offloading ships and carrying the goods over land between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

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Canal - Water transport - Europe - Asia - Africa

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The canal comprises two parts, north and south of the Great Bitter Lake, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea.

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Great Bitter Lake - Mediterranean Sea - Gulf of Suez - Red Sea

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