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Suez Canal

This category contains questions and answers related to the Suez Canal, a canal that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

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What direction does the water flow in the Suez Canal South or North?

The water flows through the Suez Canal from north to south. The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, with the northern end located at Port Said and the southern end at Suez. This north-south flow allows ships to travel between Europe and Asia without having to navigate around the southern tip of Africa.

Who protects the Suez canal?

The Suez Canal is protected by the Suez Canal Authority in Egypt, which is responsible for the security and operations of the canal. Additionally, Egypt's military and navy play a role in safeguarding the waterway.

In what two countries is the Suez Canal located?

The canal is wholly located within the sovereign territory of Egypt. However, for various periods of time in the 20th century, Israel occupied Sinai on the east bank of the canal.

The canal was the work of a French company. The workforce was a "forced labor" project.

Who controle Suez Canal?

Egypt owned it for a short time, and then Britain took control of it.

Why was brtian so intersted in Suez canal?

The Suez Canal allowed for a direct link to Asia through Europe without having to go around Africa. This made trade much quicker and easier.

What is the Suez crisis and what caused it to occur?

The British and French challenging of Egyptian

President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal

Was the statue of liberty built for the Suez Canal?

It wasn't originally built for the Suez Canal, but it was originally conceived for the Suez Canal. I have read accounts that range from the original concept being meant to resemble an Arab peasant woman, to her being meant to resemble the goddess Isis. As Bartholdi was working on the concept, he realized that he would never get the funding from Egypt, he later traveled to New York and reconceived his plans. The statue now most closely resembes the Greek Goddess Hera.

How many vessels pass through cape cod canal each day?

The Cape Cod Canal sees dozens of vessels pass through each day. The canal is a shortcut that leads from the Cape Cod Bay to Buzzards Bay.

In what year was the Suez canal made?

it was built in 1869 exact date dont know ask someone else

How was the Suez crisis solved?

American President Eissenhour, threatened with U.NSanctions put on the Britian , France, And Egyptian nations if the problems could not be resolved. Eventually the problems were resolved and the egyptians had a nationalized canal. The American President Eissenhour , threatened with U.N. sanctions to be impossed on France, Great Britian, and Egypt If the problems were not solved. The problems were quickly resolved and Egypt had it's very own nationalized canal system.