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Suez Canal

1869 · 19th century

The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. Built by a French-led company under a concession granted by Said Pasha in 1854, it opened in 1869 and transformed the route between Europe and Asia, raising the value of ports such as Aden. Nasser nationalised it in 1956, and it was closed from 1967 to 1975.

Suez Canal
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Great speeches

Nasser Nationalises the Suez Canal26 July 1956

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