WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The canal is an artificial waterway running north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in north-eastern Egypt; it connects Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, an arm of the Red Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Suez Canal is a human-made waterway that cuts north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, making it the shortest maritime route to Asia from Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Suez, Arabic Al-Suways, port at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern terminal of the Suez Canal, northern Egypt. Together with its two harbours, Port Ibrāhīm and Port Tawfīq (Tewfik), and a large portion of the Eastern Desert, Suez constitutes the urban muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Al-Suways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The canal is operated and maintained by the state-owned Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt.

Detailed explanation-5: -Suez City is located in the eastern region of Egypt and bordered in the north by the city of Ismalia, and in the east by the Gulf of Suez.