Suez Canal

**Suez Canal**
	artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt
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Instance of	ship canal;
Named after	Suez;
Location	Suez Governorate, Egypt
Connects with	Red Sea; Mediterranean Sea;
Architect	Ferdinand de Lesseps; Alois Negrelli;
Operator	Suez Canal Authority;
Start point	Atlantic Ocean (31°16′N 32°21′E);
Destination point	Indian Ocean (29°55′N 32°33′E);
Manufacturer	Suez Canal Company;
Date of official opening	17 November 1869;
Significant event	construction (Suez Canal Company, 1859–1869); 2021 Suez Canal obstruction (2021–2021); Suez Canal Area Development Project; Suez Crisis; Six-Day War; Yom Kippur War; Arab conquest of Egypt;
Length	193.3 km;
Terminus	Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Suez; Port Said; Suez Port;
Elevation above sea level	0 m;
Follows	Canal of the Pharaohs;
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	30° 42′ 18″ N, 32° 20′ 39″ E
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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.

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

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

Italiano: Il Canale di Suez situato in Egitto collega il Mar Rosso e il Mar Mediterraneo.

Español: El Canal de Suez ubicado en Egipto conecta el Mar Rojo y el Mar Mediterráneo.

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

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

Català: Canal de Suez

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

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。

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Suez Kianal; सुएज नहर; Sueški prekop; Kanal Suez; Sueskanaal; Суэц каналы; Terusan Suez; Kanał Sueski; സൂയസ് കനാൽ; Targa n Swis; Суецки канал; Суэц ханаала; Suecan kanal; Sueskanal; Canal de Suez; 蘇彝士運河; 苏伊士运河; Canale de Suez; canal artificial navegable de Egipto; Sínai-félsziget nyugati részén található tengeri csatorna, amely a Földközi-tengert köti össze a Vörös-tengerrel; tilbúinn vatnsfarvegur í Egyptalandi; canal artificial a Egipte que enllaça la mar Mediterrània amb la mar Roja; Schifffahrtskanal in Ägypten, der das Mittelmeer mit dem Roten Meer verbindet; آبراهه‌ای در مصر که میان دریای مدیترانه و دریای سرخ واقع شده‌است; 位於亞洲及非洲交界處的運河; canal navigabil din Egipt care leagă Marea Mediterană de Marea Roșie; canale ca diguide 'o Eggitto da penisula 'e Sinai; kanal di Mesir; 处于地中海和红海之间的埃及运河; kanal mellan Medelhavet och Röda havet; எகிப்தில் உள்ள செயற்கை நீர் வழிப்பாதை; תעלת מים במצרים שמקשרת את הים התיכון לים האדום; canle artificial de 193,3 km que liga o mar Mediterráneo co mar Vermello; 位於亞洲及非洲交界處的運河; मिस्र में भूमध्य सागर और लाल सागर के बीच स्थित नहर; ᱤᱡᱤᱯᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱮᱱᱮᱞ; 지중해와 홍해를 잇는 수로이다.; Välimeren ja Punaisenmeren yhdistävä kanava Egyptissä; kanalo en Egiptio; průplav v Egyptě spojující Středozemní a Rudé moře; vještački kanal u visini mora u Egiptu; canale artificiale che taglia l'istmo omonimo, in territorio egiziano; কৃত্তিম খাল; canal navigable situé en Égypte; kanal koji razdavaja Afriku i Aziju; Vahemerd ja Punast merd ühendav kanal Egiptuses; судоходный бесшлюзовый канал в Египте; Kızıldeniz ile Akdeniz'i birbirine bağlayan kanal; स्वेज नहर इजिप्टमा अवस्थित भुमध्य सागर र लाल सागरलाई जोड्ने मानव निर्मित जहाजी नहर हो । निर्माण को १० वर्ष पछि,१७ नोभेम्बर, १८६९ मा खुला गरिएको थियो । यसले जहाजलाई युरोप र दक्षिण एसिया बीच यात्रा गर्न अनुमति दिन्छ।; kanal i Egypt mellom Middelhavet og Rødehavet; इजिप्त देशातील एक कृत्रिम कालवा; canali cu divire l'Egitu r'a penisula 'e Sinai; tuyến đường thủy nhân tạo trên mực nước biển ở Ai Cập, nối Địa Trung Hải với Biển Đỏ qua eo đất Suez; διώρυγα που συνδέει την Μεσόγειο με την Ερυθρά θάλασσα; artipisial a dalan ti danum idiay Ehipto a mangikapet ti Baybay Mediteraneo ken ti Baybay Nalabbasit; kanaal van 193,3 km lank wat deur die Landengte van Suez in Egipte sny en die Middellandse See met die Rooisee verbind.; вештачки пловни пут на нивоу мора у Египту; エジプトの国際運河; kanal sa Ehipto sa pagitan ng Dagat Mediteraneo at Dagat Pula; 位於亞洲及非洲交界處的運河; via navegável artificial a nível do mar localizada no Egito; Schëfffahrtskanal an Egypten, deen d'Mëttelmier mam Roude Mier verbënnt; kanał głębokowodny dla statków morskich; ഈജിപ്റ്റിലെ ഒരു വൻ മനുഷ്യ നിർമിത കനാല്‍; kanaal in Egypte; भूमध्यसागर आ लाल सागर के जोड़े वाली जहाजी नहर; суднаплаўны канал у Эгіпце; 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; canal artificial de navegación que une o mar Mediterranio con o mar Royo; artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt; ممر مائي اصطناعي في مصر يصل ما بين البحرين الأبيض والأحمر; yrape ygarata hasaha Ehítope; судноплавний канал в Єгипті, який з'єднує Середземне й Червоне моря; स्वेज़ नहर; स्वेज़ कनाल; क़नात-अल-सुवैस; Kanát asz-Szuvajsz; Qanāt al-Suways; Суэц каналы; Suez-Kanal; Sues-Kanal; Sueskanal; Canáil Suez; 蘇彝士運河; Canalul de Suez; Suez Canal; Suez Canal; 蘇彝士運河; Qanāt al-Sūwais; قناة السويس; Suez; Suezský kanál; Marlboro Canal; ছুয়েজ খাল; ypo'i Suez; y hasaha Suez; 苏彝士运河; குனாத் அல் சுவைஸ்</nowiki>

Satellite and aerial views

Location of the Suez Canal
Satellite view
boosted natural colours
false colours
north, Nile Delta (left)
Port Said, convoy leaving the canal through the Eastern Entrance
Southern part, exit at Port Taufiq, Suez
Aerial view of southern exit in 1934
Southern exit, Port Taufiq, Suez
Suez Canal

Maps

Isthme de Suez avec le tracé des canaux concédés, 1862
Bay of Suez, 1856
General Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1869
diagram of the canal, 1869
Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1881
Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1882
Artists impression, 1882
Contemporary map, Egypt
Plan du canal 2015
German map

1973 War

Inauguration

Inauguration in 1869 in Port Said
Inauguration in 1869, salute to imperial yacht Aigle at Ismailia

Construction

Section south of El Guisr, showing construction trains
Between Kantara and El-Ferdane: The first vessels through the Canal
Inauguration Memorial in Ismailia

Dredging

El Ferdan Railway Bridge

El Ferdan Railway Bridge, both sections opened

El Salam Bridge

Precedents

Port Suez

Southern exit of the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
Embankment

Port Saeed

Suez Canal Authority (SCA)
Suez Canal
Suez Canal opening
Port Said at night
Downtown Port Said
Streets of Port Said
Port Fuad
Port Said, Suez Canal Authority

Port Fouad

Port Fouad seen from Port Said
De Lesseps statue now in Port Fouad

Port Tawfiq

Ismaïlia

De Lesseps house in Ismailia

Kantara

Great Bitter Lake

Cross Section

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

Ships Crossing

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (Time-lapse video)
Container ship Hanjin Kaohsiung transiting the Suez Canal
USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transits through the Suez Canal
USS Bainbridge transiting the Suez Canal
Moored at El Ballah By-Pass

Other

Egyptian military forces armoured vehicle at the brink of the Suez Canal
Egyptian military forces guard post at the brink of the Suez Canal
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson observes submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) transiting the canal
Suez Canal Authority at Suez in 1982