Fun facts about Suez
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The city's name is derived from a fuʿayl form of the Arabic word for 'liquorice'.
Suez
Egypt
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
From the “Etymology” section
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Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions commemorated the opening of a canal between the Nile and the Bitter Lakes.
Suez
Egypt
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
From the “History” section
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Suez was the first city to hold major protests against the government of Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Suez
Egypt
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
From the “History” section
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The construction of the Suez Canal was proposed by engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1854.
Suez
Egypt
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
From the “Suez Canal” section
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The Isthmus of Suez is considered the boundary between Africa and Asia.
Suez
Egypt
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
From the “Geography” section
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