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. The 193.3-kilometre-long canal is a key trade route between Europe and Asia; construction lasted from 1859 to 1869, after French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Compagnie de Suez in 1858 for the express purpose of building it, and it is operated and maintained today by the state-owned Suez Canal Authority of Egypt. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
SignificanceThe Egyptian government launched construction in 2014 to expand and widen the Ballah Bypass for 35 km (22 mi) to speed up the canal's transit time. 1 FAQs
Does the Suez Canal have locks?
No; it is a sea-level canal and the original design had no locks.
No. The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway, and the original canal was designed without locks. Following the plans of Alois Negrelli, it let seawater flow freely through it.
Sources
1. Suez Canal (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
The Egyptian government launched construction in 2014 to expand and widen the Ballah Bypass for 35 km (22 mi) to speed up the canal's transit time.
status sentence
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.
In Group: Canals and Seaways, Introduction
The Suez Canal (; Egyptian Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanāt as-Suwais) 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 (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.