A city of northeast Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It became a major port after the opening of the canal. |
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Suez, Gulf of
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Tweet An arm of the Red Sea off northeast Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula. |
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Suez, Isthmus of
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Tweet An isthmus of northeast Egypt connecting Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north and the Gulf of Suez on the south. |
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