Suez
Red Sea passage
Suez is a city in northeastern Egypt at the southern end of the Suez Canal, where the canal meets the Red Sea.
The name appears most often in reference to the canal itself or the Suez Crisis of 1956, when Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt after Nasser nationalized the waterway.
The Gulf of Suez is the northwestern arm of the Red Sea.
Narrow passage limiting movement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- oil tankersVessels transporting liquid fuel
- energyPower to do work
- tradeExchange of commodities
Egypt · control · tolls · revenue · security · military · international · shipping lanes
Navigable route for vessels
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- passageSegment of text
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Red Sea · transit · isthmus · sea-level · navigation · container ships · trade route · maritime
Northeastern African nation
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
port · city · Red Sea · African · Asian · continental · desert · arid
Mid-fifties calendar year
- NasserEgyptian leader, 1956-1970
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- FranceWestern European republic
Israel · invasion · Eisenhower · Cold War · withdrawal · humiliation · decolonization · sovereignty
Twenty-twenty-one
- groundingConnecting to earth
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
global trade · excavators · tugboats · salvage · stuck · sideways · delay · economic impact
chokepoint
Narrow passage limiting movement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- oil tankersVessels transporting liquid fuel
- energyPower to do work
trade · Egypt · control · tolls · revenue · security · military · international · shipping lanes · global commerce
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
Mediterranean · Red Sea · transit · isthmus · sea-level · navigation · container ships · trade route · maritime · chokepoint
Egypt
Northeastern African nation
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
isthmus · port · city · Red Sea · African · Asian · continental · desert · arid · coastal
1956
Mid-fifties calendar year
- NasserEgyptian leader, 1956-1970
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
France · Israel · invasion · Eisenhower · Cold War · withdrawal · humiliation · decolonization · sovereignty · military
2021
Twenty-twenty-one
- groundingConnecting to earth
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
backlog · global trade · excavators · tugboats · salvage · stuck · sideways · delay · economic impact · supply chain
- African PortsCape Town, Casablanca, Algiers, Dakar, Mombasa
- Lower EgyptCairo, Giza, Alexandria, Memphis, Rosetta
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Canal CitiesVenice, Amsterdam, Bruges, Suzhou, Bangkok
- Egyptian PlacesCairo, Luxor, Aswan, Giza, Alexandria
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
Sueznatural waterway
Earth-formed flowing channel
Strait of Gibraltar · Strait of Malacca · Bosphorus · Strait of Hormuz · Cape of Good Hope
- Suez CanalManmade strait through Egypt
- Suez Crisis1956 Anglo-French-Israeli invasion
- Gulf of SuezNarrow Red Sea inlet