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Qanāt as Suways (canal) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 55 53 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.9310 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 33 46 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.5620 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ship canal along Isthmus of Suez connecting Red Sea with Mediterranean; built 1859-1869; originally owned by French; controlled by British 1875; nationalized by Egypt 1956, prompting French & British intervention; closed 1967-1970 during Arab-Israeli war. |
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| Qanāt as Suways (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Suways, Qanāt as (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Suways, Qanāt as- (C,V)
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| Suez Canal (C,O,English,U)
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| Qanâ el Suweis (C,V)
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| Suweis, Qanâ el (C,V)
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