The Suez Canal Corridor Area Project was a megaproject in Egypt that was launched on 5 August 2014 by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and was completed in 2015. The project aimed to increase the role o
Old and New Suez Canal
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The Suez Canal 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. It is the border between Africa a
Suez Canal Area Development Project
…in Egypt that was launched on 5 August 2014 by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and was completed in 2015. The project aimed to increase the role of the Suez Canal region in international trade and to develop the canal cities of Suez, Ismailia, and Port Said. The project involved the construction of a new city…
The Suez Canal from space, showing the Great Bitter Lake at the centre (after the 2015 expansion)
As seen from the International Space Station (from a nominal altitude of 400 kilometres (250 miles))
An aerial view looking north towards the town of Suez
Suez Canal, 1869