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Ferdinand De Lesseps built it to provide shorter shipping routes.

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The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt. It was built by Egyptians working for the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company.

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Who built the Suez canel?

The Suez Canal was built by the French owned Suez Canal Co.


What company was the Suez Canal was built by?

he Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?


Where was Suez canal built?

In Egypt


What country was the Suez canal built in?

The country is Egypt


Which African nation built the Suez Canal?

Egypt


How was the Suez Canal used?

The Suez Canal is and was used to for transportation of goods/supplies and people. When the Suez Canal was built, it was meant for transporting goods from South Asia to Europe. The Suez Canal was originally built by the French, but Great Britain bought it from them when it was completed and the canal became an important foothold in WWI and WWII.


What is the name of the major canal in Egypt that was built with the same technology as the panama canal?

The Suez Canal


Does the Suez canal go with France?

A French company with the use of eleven thousand forced labor workers built the Suez Canal.


What canal was built to enhance shipping routes in North Africa and southwest Asia?

It was the Suez Canal, constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869.


What Canal connects to Mediterranean sea and the Red sea?

The Suez Canal.


What canal was built after the roman empire split?

Most canals were built after the Roman Empire split, for example the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, and the Erie Canal.


How did the Suez influence the Panama Canal?

The Suez Canal was the first canal to separate two major land masses and allow boats and ships to pass inbetween. The Panama Canal was created soon after the Suez, as the Suez Canal proved that a canal could be built that would separate two continents. Without the Suez, the Panama Canal may have never been funded and made. ~Ares