suez canal

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English - Turkish
Süveyş Arnası
Süveyş Kanalı

Related Terms

the Suez Canal
Süveyş Kanalı

Gemi Süveyş Kanalı'ndan geçti. - The ship sailed through the Suez Canal.

Gemi Süveyş kanalından geçti. - The ship went through the Suez Canal.

English - English
A canal linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
A ship canal, about 166 km (103 mi) long, traversing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez with the Mediterranean Sea. Built under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps, it was opened in 1869 and came under British control after 1875. The British withdrew in 1956, and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal, precipitating a crisis in which Israel invaded Egypt, and Great Britain and France sent armed forces to retake the canal. United Nations intervention forced an armistice, and the canal was reopened in April 1957. The canal was again closed during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and remained closed until June 1975. a canal (=artificial river) in northeast Egypt which was opened in 1869 and which joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. It is used by ships going between Europe and the Indian Ocean. Ship canal, Isthmus of Suez, Egypt. Connecting the Red Sea with the eastern Mediterranean Sea, it extends 100 mi (160 km) from Port Said to the Gulf of Suez and allows ships to sail directly between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Built by the French-owned Suez Canal Co., it was completed in 1869 after 11 years of construction. Its ownership remained largely in French and British hands until Egypt nationalized it in 1956, setting off an international crisis (see Suez Crisis). It has a minimum width of 179 ft (55 m) and a depth of about 40 ft (12 m) at low tide. Though protected by international treaty, the canal has been closed twice. The first closing was during the Suez Crisis. The canal again was closed by the Six-Day War (1967) and remained inoperative until 1975. It is one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes
waterway which runs through the Isthmus of Suez and links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez
a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

Related Terms

Suez Canal Zone
The territory, stretching around the course of the Suez Canal (built and administered by the Suez Canal Company), of which Britain took full control (appointing governors in Port Suez, also the posting of British (Vice) Consuls) from 14 November 1936 until its return to Egypt in 1956
crossing the Suez canal
operation in which the military crossed the Suez canal (during the Six Day War)
suez canal

    Hyphenation

    Su·ez ca·nal

    Turkish pronunciation

    suez kınäl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈso͞oez kəˈnal/ /ˈsuːɛz kəˈnæl/
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