Suez Governorate

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Suez Governorate is an important Egyptian administrative region at the southern end of the Suez Canal, known for its strategic maritime and industrial significance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Suez Canal region 3
Suez Canal Zone 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governorate of Egypt
administrativeCenter Suez
borders Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED
Ismailia Governorate NERFINISHED
Port Said Governorate NERFINISHED
Red Sea Governorate NERFINISHED
South Sinai Governorate NERFINISHED
bordersWaterbody Gulf of Suez
Red Sea
capital Suez
continent Africa
Asia
country Egypt
countrySubdivisionType governorate
governingCountry Egypt
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Suez
Red Sea
hasEconomicActivity logistics
maritime transport
oil refining
petrochemical industry
port services
tourism
hasIndustrialZone Ain Sokhna industrial area
hasMajorCity Suez
hasPort Suez
surface form: Port of Suez
hasResortArea Ain Sokhna
hasSector energy sector
industrial sector
logistics sector
maritime sector
hasTransportInfrastructure Suez Canal
Cairo–Suez Road
surface form: Suez–Cairo highway

port facilities
languageUsed Arabic
locatedAtSouthernEndOf Suez Canal
locatedIn Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt
locatedInRegion Northeastern Egypt
locatedInTranscontinentalRegion Sinai Peninsula
surface form: Sinai–Suez area
locatedOnWaterbody Gulf of Suez
Red Sea
namedAfter Suez
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Suez Canal Zone
surface form: Suez Canal economic zone
strategicImportance control of southern entrance to Suez Canal
timeZone Eastern European Time
UTC+02:00

Referenced by (11)

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South Sinai Governorate borders Suez Governorate
Cairo–Suez line connectsTo Suez Governorate
this entity surface form: Suez Canal region
Suez governorateCapitalOf Suez Governorate
Suez locatedIn Suez Governorate
Suez Crisis location Suez Governorate
Egyptian Air Defense Forces operatesIn Suez Governorate
this entity surface form: Suez Canal region
Suez Canal security forces operatesIn Suez Governorate
this entity surface form: Suez Canal Zone
Suez Canal security forces operatesIn Suez Governorate
Cairo–Suez line serves Suez Governorate
Yom Kippur War tookPlaceIn Suez Governorate
this entity surface form: Suez Canal region