The Suez Canal (/ ˈ s uː. ɛ z /; 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 …

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.

Jan 25, 2025 · Suez Canal - Construction, Expansion, Trade: The first canal in the region is thought to have been dug about 1850 bce, when an irrigation channel navigable at flood period was constructed into the Wadi Tumelat (Al-Ṭumaylāt), a dry river valley east of the Nile delta.

Dec 18, 2020 · The first real construction work of the Suez Canal began in 1859 – about a year after the Suez Canal Company was established. It took the construction team, which was comprised of workers of about 1.5 million people, about 10 years to excavate the area.

Feb 16, 2018 · It took 10 years to build, and was officially opened on November 17, 1869. Owned and operated by the Suez Canal Authority, the Suez Canal’s use is intended to be open to ships of all...

The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that provides the shortest route between the east and the west of the globe for cargo transportation. The canal divides Asia and Africa by connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Jul 7, 2024 · Construction of the Suez Canal. The construction of the Suez Canal officially began on April 25, 1859. It was estimated that a total of 2,613 million cubic feet of earth- 600 million on land and 2,013 million through dredging- would have to be moved to build the canal.

Jan 1, 2025 · As ultimately constructed, the Suez Canal was a 193-km (120-mile) lockless waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. From its northern terminal at Port Said, the canal passes through the salt marsh area of Lake …

Figure 1 presents the layout of the Suez Canal. The first canal linking the Nile River and the Red Sea has been estimated as being built in the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Sestostris I who died in 1926 BC. This canal was still in use during the reign of Seti I in 1290 BC.

Sep 9, 2019 · Construction of the Suez Canal officially began on April 25, 1859. Low-paid forced Egyptian labors using picks and shovels did the initial digging which was extremely slow and painstaking. This was eventually abandoned for steam- and coal-powered machines that quickly finished the work.