Suez Canal

seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean

artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt

peninsula in the Red Sea

Suez is a seaport city 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 city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate. The modern city of Suez is a successor of the ancient Egyptian city of Clysma, a major Red Sea port and a center of monasticism.

city in northeastern Egypt

gulf of the Red Sea separating African Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula

Ismailia ( '''', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city had an estimated population of 380,000 in 2024. It is located approximately halfway between Port Said to the north and Suez to the south. The Canal widens at that point to include Lake Timsah, one of the Bitter Lakes linked by the Canal.

French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal (1805–1894)

Egyptian governorate

Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879

maritime incident caused by grounded vessel

land bridge connecting mainland Asia with mainland Africa

Wāli of Egypt (1822–1863)

salt water lake that is part of the Suez Canal in Egypt

1888 convention

place in Port Said Governorate, Egypt

1936 treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Egypt

road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El Qantara

right|thumb|upright=1.2|Two ships moored at El Ballah during a Suez Canal transit thumb|right|upright=1.2|Post-deepening of the Suez Canal, larger ships pass through the canal – in this case, a [[capesize bulk carrier approaches the Egyptian–Japanese Friendship Bridge]] thumb|400px|Comparison of bounding box of Suezmax with some other ship sizes in isometric view

Forerunner of the Suez Canal

Egyptian development project

unintended migration of marine species across the Suez Canal

ships trapped in the Suez Canal (1967–1975)

railway bridge

Egyptian government authority that owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal

engineer and railway pioneer from the Austrian Empire (1799-1858)

waterway in Egypt

place in Ismailia, Egypt

tunnel in Egypt

1915 military operation of WWI

company (1858–1997)

French company (1997–2008)

Israeli military operation against Egypt in October 1973 during the Yom Kippur War

Achaemenid inscriptions in Egypt

architectural structure

Egyptian entrepreneur and business magnate

1967–1975

French Inventor

suez canal

French politician and engineer (1821-1892)