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Suez Canal The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway
of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and
connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with
the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long.
Proceeding S from Port Said, it runs in an almost undeviating ...
Suez Canal
World Encyclopedia ... Suez Canal Waterway in Egypt linking Port Said on
the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. The 169km
(105mi) -long canal was planned and built (185969) by the Suez Canal
Company under the supervision of French canal builder Ferdinand de
Lesseps . In 1875, the British ...
Suez Canal A
Dictionary of World History ... Suez Canal A shipping canal 171 km (106
miles) long and without locks connecting the Mediterranean (at Port
Said) with the Red Sea, constructed between 1859 and 1869 by Ferdinand
de Lesseps. The canal, now important for Egypt's economy as providing
the shortest route for international sea traffic ...
Suez The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... , city (1996 pop. 417,610), NE
Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern
terminus of the Suez Canal. An important port with extensive facilities,
it is also a refueling station, a holding area for ships entering the
canal, and a center for the storage and refining of oil. ...
Suez Crisis
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... (1956) International crisis that
arose when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez
Canal after Western countries withdrew promised financial aid to build
the Aswan High Dam . The French and British, who had controlling
interests in the company that owned the canal, sent troops ...
Gulf of Suez
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... Northwestern extension of the Red
Sea. It is located between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula and is roughly
195 mi (314 km) long and 1220 mi (1932 km) wide. Linked to the
Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal , it is an important shipping route.
In the 1970s and '80s, oil was discovered at ...
Suez War A
Dictionary of World History ... Suez War (1956) A military conflict
involving British, French, Israeli, and Egyptian forces. It arose from
the nationalization of the SUEZ CANAL Company by Egypt in 1956. When
attempts to establish an international authority to operate the Canal
failed, Britain and France entered into a military ...
Canal
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... an artificial waterway
constructed for navigation or for the movement of water. The digging of
canals for irrigation probably dates back to the beginnings of
agriculture, and traces of canals have been found in the regions of
ancient civilizations. Canals are also used to provide municipal and ...
Egypt The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... , Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim,
officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000),
386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on
the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east,
Sudan in the south, and Libya in the west. Egypt's ...
Port Said The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... or Bur Said , city (1986 pop.
469,533), NE Egypt, a port on the Mediterranean Sea at the entrance to
the Suez Canal. It is a fueling point for ships using the canal and is
the site of the main workshops of the canal administration. Salt is
produced in Port Said by evaporating seawater, and there is ...
Sinai The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... , triangular peninsula,
c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long
and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends north into a broad isthmus linking
Africa and Asia. Sinai is bounded on the E by the Gulf of Aqaba and on
the W by the Gulf of Suez, which is linked to the ...
Chesney, Francis Rawdon
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... , 1789-1872, British
soldier and explorer in Asia. His examination of a route for the Suez
Canal (1829) demonstrated the feasibility of building a canal and led
the vicomte de Lesseps to undertake the project. In 1835, Chesney
commanded an expedition to survey N Syria. He proved the navigability of
...
Ismailia The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... or Al Ismailiyah , city (1986
est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the
seat of the Suez Canal administration. Extensive irrigation is used for
growing fruits and vegetables; livestock is raised. Ismailia was founded
in 1863 by Ferdinand de Lesseps , who used it as ...
Hay-Pauncefote Treaties
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... , negotiated in 1899 and
1901 by Secretary of State John Hay, for the United States, and Lord
Pauncefote of Preston , British ambassador to the United States, for
Great Britain, with the object of modifying the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty ,
concerning the construction of an Isthmian canal in Central ...
Red Sea World
Encyclopedia ... Red Sea Narrow arm of the Indian Ocean between ne
Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, connected to the Mediterranean Sea by
the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal. With the building of vessels too
large for the canal and the construction of pipelines, the Red Sea's
importance as a trade route ...
Sinai World
Encyclopedia ... Sinai Peninsula constituting a protectorate of Egypt,
bounded by the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal ( w ), the Gulf of Aqaba
and the Negev Desert of Israel ( e ), the Mediterranean Sea ( n ), and
the Red Sea ( s ). It is a barren plateau region, sandy in the n ,
rising to granite ridges in the s , ...
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