Suez (Arabic: السويس as-Suways) is a seaport town (population ca. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo 497,000) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation Suez Governorate ( Arabic: محافظة السويس) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It has two harbors, Port Ibrahim and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities. Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo and Port Said. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Port Said ( Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the finished product to Cairo.
Suez is a way station for Muslim pilgrims travelling to and from Mecca. The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored
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History
In the 7th century a town near the site of present-day Suez was the eastern terminus of a canal linking the Nile River and the Red Sea. El Salam Maritime Transport is an Egyptian Ferry operator that operates a fleet of fifteen vessels on Red Sea routes between Ports in Egypt The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. In the 16th century Suez was a Turkish naval station.
Its importance as a port increased after the Suez Canal opened in 1869. The city was virtually destroyed during battles in the late 1960s and early 1970s between Egyptian and Israeli forces occupying the Sinai Peninsula. The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء The town was deserted following the Third Arab-Israeli War in 1967. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Reconstruction of Suez began soon after Egypt reopened the Suez Canal, following the October 1973 war with Israel.
Suez Canal
There was a canal from the Nile delta to the Gulf of Suez in ancient times, when the gulf extended further north than it does today. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation This fell into disuse, and the present canal was built in the nineteenth century.
The Suez Canal offers a significantly shorter passage for ships than passing round the Cape of Good Hope. The construction of the Suez Canal was favoured by the natural conditions of the region: the comparatively short distance between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, the occurrence of a line of lakes or depressions which became lakes (Lake Manzala in the north, and depressions, Timsah and the Bitter Lakes, part way along the route), and the generally flat terrain. The construction of the canal was proposed by the engineer and French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who acquired from Said Pasha the rights of constructing and operating the canal for a period of 99 years. The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez) was formed. The Universal Suez Ship Canal Company ( French: Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez, or simply Compagnie de Suez for short was the French Construction took 11 years, and the canal opened on 17th November 1869. The canal had an immediate and dramatic effect on world trade.
In 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the canal, provoking the Suez Crisis. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh Following the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, the canal was closed, to be reopened only in 1975.
Today, the canal is a vital link in world trade, and contributes significantly to the Egyptian economy.
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 Masjid 'Hamza in Suez. Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic حمزه بن عبدالمطلب) was the uncle of the prophet of Islam Muhammad. |
 Sadat's house in Suez. |
See also
The Suez Port is located at the southern boundary of Suez Canal.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic