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Suez Canal
149 words, approx. 1 pages
Ship canal, Isthmus of Suez, Egypt. Connecting the Red Sea with the eastern Mediterranean Sea, it extends 101 mi (163 km) from Port Said to the Gulf of Suez and allows ships to sail directly between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Built by the...
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Suez Canal Information
3,909 words, approx. 13 pages
The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, transliteration: Qanāt al-Suways), is a large artificial canal in Egypt, west of the Sinai Peninsula. It is 163 km (101 miles) long and 300 m (984 ft) wide at its narrowest point, and runs between Port...


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World and I
The Suez Canal: A Contrast.
10/01/1999: 323 words, approx. 1 pages
Egypt's famed waterway is a canal of a different color. Opened in 1869, the 118-mile Suez Canal was owned and run by a private firm until 1956. Suez Canal Company (SCC) shares were owned at first mostly by Frenchmen and the Ottoman...
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The Village Voice
Suez Canal Fish
08/23/2006: 608 words, approx. 2 pages
Counter Culture Suez Canal Fish 137 Tonnele Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey 201-333-5305 Neon Rainbow Single-minded Egyptian fish joint rules near Journal Square You might go just for the neon. Waves of it course across the rear...
 


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The Suez Canal
2,317 words, approx. 8 pages
Discusses the construction of the Suez Canal and Western exploitation of Egypt and Middle Eastern countries. References Parting the Desert by Zachary Karabell


 

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