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Suez Canal
This category contains questions and answers related to the Suez Canal, a canal that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
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three main problems workers had while building the panama canal were engineering, sanitation, and organization
Around the southern tip of south america! Adding thousands of miles and days or even weeks to the journey.
Who rebuilt the canal from the nile to the red sea?
The Roman emperor Trajan ordered the rebuilding of the Nile-Red Sea canal in about 117AD.
What part of Egypt lies east of the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez and borders western Israel?
It is the Sinai Peninsula.
The Sinai Peninsula looks a lot like a shark tooth or upside-down home-plate in baseball. Its western edge is the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez. Its eastern edge is the Gulf of Aqaba and the Israeli/Palestinian-Egyptian border. Its northern coast is on the Mediterranean and its southernmost point is the confluence of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba at the Red Sea.
The canal was completed in 1869. A French company was behind the project. The canal was built by forced labor.
Why were the British interested in controlling the Suez Canal and Singapore in the 19th century?
Suez canal because it made an easier route to Asia and Africa so Britain can trade with them
How did the British acquisition of the Suez Canal influence European imperialism in Africa?
It motivated other European countries to seek African colonies for their economic benefit.
Peninsula bordered by the Gulf of Suez on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba on the east?
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What languages are spoken in Suez canal?
On both sides of the canal is Arabic the most widespread language, but you'll also find som Hebrew among the Jews
How have the Suez canal and the panama canal reduced travel time?
The Suez Canal (map), located in Egypt, is a 101 mile (163 km) long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It officially opened in November 1869.
Suez Canal Construction HistoryAlthough the Suez Canal wasn't officially completed until 1869, there is a long history of interest in connecting both the Nile River in Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It is believed that the first canal in the area was constructed between the Nile River delta and the Red Sea in the 13th Century During the 1,000 years following its construction, the original canal was neglected and its use finally stopped in the 8th Century.The first modern attempts to build a canal came in the late 1700s when Napoleon Bonaparte conducted an expedition to Egypt. He believed that building a French controlled canal on the Isthmus of Suez would cause trade problems for the British as they would either have to pay dues to France or continue sending goods over land or around the southern part of Africa. Studies for Napoleon's canal plan began in 1799 but a miscalculation in measurement showed the sea levels between the Mediterranean and the Red Seas as being too different for a canal to be feasible and construction immediately stopped.
The next attempt to build a canal in the area occurred in the mid-1800s when a French diplomat and engineer, Ferdinand Lesseps, convinced the Egyptian viceroy Said Pasha to support the building of a canal. In 1858, the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company was formed and given the right to begin construction of the canal and operate it for 99 years, after which time, the Egyptian government would take over control of the canal. At its founding, the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company was owned by French and Egyptian interests.
Construction of the Suez Canal officially began on April 25, 1859. It opened ten years later on November 17, 1869 at a cost of $100 million
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Where is the Suez Canal and what role did it play in imperialism?
The Suez Canal is located in Egypt. The role that it played in imperialism was that it was easier to bring raw materials from western Europe to Asia. It was a body of water that cut through the borders so that they didn't have to go on land to deliver goods.
How much for a aircraft carrier to use the Suez canal?
I want to say it costed an LHD $1 Mill to transit so maybe a bit more for an aircraft carrier
Who were the attackers in the Suez canal crisis?
Britain, France, Israel, U.S
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Egypt and Soviet Union
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Why is the Suez canal profitable for Egypt?
The Suez Canal is the only way to get from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean without having to travel all the way around Africa. The Suez Canal is also under the ownership of the Suez Canal Authority which is an Eqyption holding. Ships must pay to use the canal, like a toll road, otherwise they would have to pay much more to traverse the much greater distance to go around Africa.
Does the Suez canal have locks?
There are no locks, the Mediterranean and the Red sea are about the same level
After Britain and the USA withdrew their financial support for the Egyptian Aswan dam project, General Nasser nationalized the important Suez Canal. Egypt was then invaded by British, French and Israeli forces. Under pressure from the United States the invaders left Egypt and a UN emergency force was sent to Egypt.
