Suez (UK: / ˈ s uː ɪ z /, US: / ˌ s uː ˈ ɛ z /, [3] [4] Egyptian Arabic: السويس, romanized: as-Suways, pronounced [esseˈweːs]) is a seaport city with a population of about 800,000 as of August 2021 in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal.

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).

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 Suez Crisis [a] also known as the Second Arab–Israeli War, [8] [9] [10] the Tripartite Aggression [b] in the Arab world [11] and as the Sinai War [c] in Israel, [d] was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so with the primary objective of re-opening the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as the recent tightening of the ...

Jan 25, 2025 · 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.

Feb 16, 2018 · The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia, effectively...

Nov 17, 2024 · Over half a century later, the idea came back into vogue with the Suez Canal Company, which would oversee construction of the canal, give 15 percent of profit to the Egyptian state and maintain...

The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt extending from Port Said to Suez and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. It is... The SCA manages, operates, uses, maintains and improves the Suez Canal...

Dec 18, 2020 · 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. Why was the Suez Canal built? First and foremost, construction of the Suez Canal took about a decade to complete.

Jan 1, 2025 · Canals and inland waterways - Suez, Shipping, Egypt: The Isthmus of Suez so obviously provided a short sea route from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and beyond as against the sea voyage around Africa that a canal was dug in antiquity; it fell into disuse, was frequently restored, and finally was blocked about the 8th century.