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The Suez Canal was first built over 2,000 years ago. In 1859, the Suez Canal was built again, by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, and took 10 years to build. The first ship to pass through the canal did so on 17 February 1867; Giuseppe Verdi wrote the famous Opera Aida for this ceremony. The canal made is possible to easily transport goods across the world. The canal also allowed Europeans to travel to East Africa, and this area was soon controlled by European powers. The success of the canal encouraged the French to start building the Panama Canal. After the Six Day War in 1967, the canal remained closed until June 5, 1975. A UN peacekeeping force has been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since 1974, to avoid more wars. About 15,000 ships pass through the canal each year, which is about 14% of world shipping. Each ship takes up to 16 hours to cross the canal. Retrieved from "http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal"
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∙ 12y agoThe Suez Canal was first built over 2,000 years ago. In 1859, the Suez Canal was built again, by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, and took 10 years to build. The first ship to pass through the canal did so on 17 February 1867; Giuseppe Verdi wrote the famous opera Aida for this ceremony. The canal made is possible to easily transport goods across the world. The canal also allowed Europeans to travel to East Africa, and this area was soon controlled by European powers. The success of the canal encouraged the French to start building the Panama Canal. After the Six Day War in 1967, the canal remained closed until June 5, 1975. A UN peacekeeping force has been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since 1974, to avoid more wars. About 15,000 ships pass through the canal each year, which is about 14% of world shipping. Each ship takes up to 16 hours to cross the canal. Retrieved from "http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal"
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What man-made body of water connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean?
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.The Suez Canal
What man made sea passage links the red sea with the Mediterranean?
The Suez Canal
What Canal connects to Mediterranean sea and the Red sea?
The Suez Canal.
Suez canal was made by?
egypt
What is the famous canal in Egypt called?
Suez Canal...The Suez Canal
What is the man made water way called between the mediterranean and the red sea?
Suez Canal
What connects the red sea and the Mediterranean?
Suez CanalThe Suez Canal
What is the longest man-made body of water the Suez or the panama canal?
suez
Suez Canal was made by which country?
Britain
Where was the Suez canal?
The Suez Canal is a man-made canal the allowed ships to pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It passes through Egypt.
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
What is the mediterranean sea and the red sea are connected by?
The Suez Canal
