The Suez Canal (/ ˈsuː.ɛz /; 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).

2018年2月16日 · The Suez Canal, a man‑made waterway linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea, has enabled international trade and conflict since 1869.

2025年1月25日 · 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.

2025年1月25日 · Suez Canal - Construction, Expansion, Trade: The first canal in the region is thought to have been dug about 1850 bce, when an irrigation channel navigable at flood period was constructed into the Wadi Tumelat (Al-Ṭumaylāt), a dry river valley east of the Nile delta.

2020年12月18日 · In the mid-1950s, Egypt’s seizure of the Canal, which prompted a military intervention from the West, almost nudged the the region and the world as whole into an all out war. The article below contains everything that you need to know about the Suez Canal.

2024年11月17日 · The massive global shortcut linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas took ten years to dig through the Isthmus of Suez and was built on the path of an ancient canal

Learn about the fascinating history of the Suez Canal, including its conception, construction, and the impact it had on global trade. Discover the challenges and triumphs that shaped this iconic waterway.

2014年11月17日 · Learn facts about the human-built canal that links the Eastern and Western worlds. Updated: March 27, 2023 | Original: November 17, 2014. 1. Its origins date back to …

2025年1月1日 · As ultimately constructed, the Suez Canal was a 193-km (120-mile) lockless waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. From its northern terminal at Port Said, the canal passes through the salt marsh area of Lake …

2020年2月1日 · Inaugurated in 1869, the Suez Canal was not just a technical achievement that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, the East to the West. This symbol of European imperialism, which was built by the Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps, was the source of tension for more than a century, as recounted by the historian Caroline Piquet.