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The '''Suez Canal''' was created by the [[Britain|British]] in 1858. It is a strategic passageway between the [[Nile River|Nile]] and the [[Sinai Penninsula]] that connects the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

The '''Suez Canal''' is a man-made ship canal dug across the isthmus of Suez in [[Egypt]]. It is a strategic passageway between the [[Nile River|Nile]] and the [[Sinai Penninsula]] that connects the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

The '''Suez Canal''' was built by the French Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez). Ferdinand de Lesseps completed the canal in 1869 after nearly 11 years work.

The canal was built by the [[French]] Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez). Ferdinand de Lesseps completed the canal in 1869 after nearly 11 years work.

It came under British protection after The Convention of Constantinople in 1888.

It's strategic importance led to the [[British]] conquest of Egypt in 1882.  The canal came under British protection after [[The Convention of Constantinople]] in 1888.

[[Category:Canals]]

[[Category:Canals]]