Egyptian territorial waters

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Egyptian territorial waters comprise the maritime zones under Egypt’s sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, including key strategic areas such as the Gulf of Suez and approaches to the Suez Canal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Egyptian maritime zones 1
Egyptian territorial waters canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime zone
territorial waters
adjacentTo Egyptian coastline
borderWith Cypriot maritime area
Gaza Strip
surface form: Gaza Strip maritime area

Greek maritime area
Israeli maritime area
Saudi territorial waters
surface form: Saudi Arabian maritime area

Sudanese maritime area
connectedTo Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Gubal
contains shipping lanes to the Suez Canal
country Egypt
environmentalConcern marine pollution
overfishing
governedBy Egyptian maritime law
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasFeature coral reef areas in the Red Sea
major oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Suez
hasLegalStatus under full sovereignty of Egypt
hasMaximumBreadth 12 nautical miles
hasRight control of innocent passage
exclusive resource exploitation
includesArea Gulf of Suez
approaches to the Suez Canal
locatedIn Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
partOf Egyptian territorial waters self-linksurface differs
surface form: Egyptian maritime zones
regulatingAuthority Egyptian Navy
surface form: Egyptian Coast Guard

Ministry of Defense of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Environment of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian Ministry of Environment

Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Egyptian Navy
relatedConcept Egyptian contiguous zone
Egyptian exclusive economic zone
Suez Canal
securityRole border control
protection of Suez Canal approaches
sovereignState Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt
strategicFor Suez Canal traffic
international shipping
subjectTo Egyptian criminal jurisdiction
Egyptian customs jurisdiction
Egyptian environmental regulations
usedFor fisheries
hydrocarbon exploration
naval operations

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Suez belongsTo Egyptian territorial waters
Egyptian territorial waters partOf Egyptian territorial waters self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Egyptian maritime zones