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Suez Canal
Suez Canal
Suez Canal
Suez Canal
(constructed 1859–69 by F. v. Lesseps).

“Suez Canal”.

Col. lithograph by Rudolf Hellgrewe
(born 1860).
School poster. Series: Land und Leben,
Weltverkehr...
Opening of the Suez Canal in the presence of Crown Prince Frederick
A Birds Eye View of the Suez Canal
The yachts of the princes on their first voyage through the
Construction of the Suez Canal
Official opening of the Suez Canal on 17th November 1869
View of Port Said from the entrance of the Suez Canal
Arrival of the yacht of Empress Euge– nie at the station Al
Festivities for the opening of the Suez Canal in Ismailia:
The Empress of France disembarking in Suez on 20th November
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Camps of the Arabs in Ismailia during the festivities of th
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November 2019 - 150th Anniversary Since the Opening of the Suez Canal
17 November 2019 - 150th anniversary since the opening of the Suez Canal.

Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, the Suez Canal was officially opened on 17 November 1869.
The sea-level waterway in Egypt, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red Seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans, reducing the journey by approximately 6,000 kilometres. It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of Suez.