Isthmus of Suez
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The Isthmus of Suez is the narrow land bridge between Africa and Asia in Egypt that serves as a crucial junction for global trade and navigation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
isthmus
ⓘ
land bridge ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 100 miles
ⓘ
about 160 kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateWidth |
about 125 kilometers
ⓘ
about 77 miles ⓘ |
| arabicName | Barzakh as-Suways ⓘ |
| borderedByWaterBody |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| connects |
African mainland
ⓘ
Asian mainland ⓘ |
| contains |
Great Bitter Lake vicinity
ⓘ
Lake Timsah vicinity ⓘ Little Bitter Lake vicinity ⓘ |
| continentSeparating |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| formsLandBoundaryBetween |
Egyptian mainland in Africa
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai Peninsula in Asia
|
| geologicalRole | boundary between African Plate and Arabian Plate ⓘ |
| hasCanal | Suez Canal ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
facilitates container shipping
ⓘ
facilitates oil transport ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal lagoons and lakes
ⓘ
low-lying desert terrain ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
rail links between Egyptian regions
ⓘ
roads connecting Africa and Asia ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
military corridor between continents
ⓘ
overland trade route between Africa and Asia ⓘ |
| linksSea |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai Peninsula region
|
| locatedInCountry |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| navigationRole | shortest sea route between Europe and Asia via Suez Canal ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Ismailia
ⓘ
Port Said ⓘ Suez ⓘ |
| partOf | Isthmus of Suez region of Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | chokepoint for international shipping ⓘ |
| regionNameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| regionType | arid ⓘ |
| separates | Mediterranean basin from Red Sea basin ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
global trade
ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Suez Canal ⓘ |
| usedSince | ancient times as trade route ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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