Suez Canal

العربية: قناة السويس

مصرى: قناة السويس (القنال) هى قناه موجوده فى مصر و بتربط مابين البحر الاحمر و البحر المتوسط. القناة اتحفرت فى عشر سنين و اتفتحت سنة 1869 فى ايام الخديو اسماعيل باشا.

Català: Canal de Suez

Deutsch: Der Sueskanal verbindet das Rote Meer mit dem Mittelmeer.

Eesti: Suessi kanal on kanal Egiptuses Suessi maakitsusel, mis ühendab Vahemerd Punase merega.

English: The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways) is a canal in Egypt connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranian Sea.

Français : Le Canal de Suez situé en Égypte relie la mer Rouge et la mer Méditerranée

Plattdüütsch: De Sueskanal verbinnt dat Rode Meer mit dat Middelmeer.

Nederlands: Het Suezkanaal in Egypte verbindt de Rode Zee met de Middellandse Zee.

文言: 蘇彝士運河，又稱蘇伊士運河，在西奈與北非間，貫通紅海、地中海，為埃及領。

Satellite and aerial views

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  Location of the Suez Canal

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  Satellite view

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  Port Said, convoy leaving the canal through the Eastern Entrance

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  Southern part, exit at Port Taufiq, Suez

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  Aerial view of southern exit in 1934

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  Southern exit, Port Taufiq, Suez

Maps

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  Isthme de Suez avec le tracé des canaux concédés, 1862

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  Bay of Suez, 1856

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  General Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1869

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  diagram of the canal, 1869

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  Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1881

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  Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1882

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  Artists impression, 1882

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  Contemporary map

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  Plan du canal 2015

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  German map

1973 War

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Inauguration

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  Inauguration in 1869 in Port Said

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  Inauguration in 1869, salute to imperial yacht Aigle at Ismailia

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Construction

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  Section south of El Guisr, showing construction trains

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  Between Kantara and El-Ferdane: The first vessels through the Canal

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  Inauguration Memorial in Ismailia

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Dredging

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El Ferdan Railway Bridge

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  El Ferdan Railway Bridge, both sections opened

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El Salam Bridge

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Precedents

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Port Suez

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  Southern exit of the Suez Canal

Port Saeed

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  Port Said, Suez Canal Authority

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Port Fouad

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  Port Fouad seen from Port Said

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  De Lesseps statue now in Port Fouad

Port Tawfiq

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Ismaïlia

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  De Lesseps house in Ismailia

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Kantara

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Great Bitter Lake

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Cross Section

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  Typical cross sections

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  Cross sections:original canal, canal at nationalisation, present canal

Ships Crossing

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  Container ship Hanjin Kaohsiung transiting the Suez Canal

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  USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transits through the Suez Canal

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  USS Bainbridge transiting the Suez Canal

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  Moored at El Ballah By-Pass

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  Egyptian military forces armoured vehicle at the brink of the Suez Canal

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  Egyptian military forces guard post at the brink of the Suez Canal

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  Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson observes submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) transiting the canal

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  Suez Canal Authority at Suez in 1982