Suez Canal
artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt
(Redirected from Canal de Suez)
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.
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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Satellite and aerial views
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Location of the Suez Canal
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Satellite view
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boosted natural colours
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false colours
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north, Nile Delta (left)
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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
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Suez Canal
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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Plan du canal 2015
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German map
1973 War
editInauguration
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Inauguration in 1869 in Port Said
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Inauguration in 1869, salute to imperial yacht Aigle at Ismailia
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
Dredging
editEl Ferdan Railway Bridge
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El Ferdan Railway Bridge, both sections opened
El Salam Bridge
editPrecedents
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Southern exit of the Suez Canal
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Suez Canal
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Embankment
Port Saeed
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Suez Canal Authority (SCA)
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Suez Canal
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Suez Canal opening
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Port Said at night
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Downtown Port Said
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Streets of Port Said
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Port Fuad
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Port Said, Suez Canal Authority
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
editIsmaïlia
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De Lesseps house in Ismailia
Kantara
editGreat Bitter Lake
editCross 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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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (Time-lapse video)
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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
Other
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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