Place : From Port-Saïd to Suez.
Description : Suez Canal is a 85 mile (163 km) long canal which connects Port-Said, port Egyptian giving on the Mediterranean, and Suez which gives on the Red Sea. With the Suez Canal, it is now possible for the ships to go from Europe to Asia without having to sail round Africa by the Cape of Good Hope. Before its digging, the goods have to be transported by ground between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. |