Difference between revisions of "Suez Canal"
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| − | The Suez Canal was created by the British in 1858. It is a | + | The Suez Canal was created by the British in 1858. It is a strategic passageway between the Nile and the Sinai Penninsula that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | It came under British protection after The Convention of Constantinople in 1888. | ||
Revision as of 14:00, March 22, 2007
The Suez Canal was created by the British in 1858. It is a strategic passageway between the 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.
It came under British protection after The Convention of Constantinople in 1888.