But de Lesseps was certainly not the first to imagine a canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas—and, by extension, Europe and Asia—through the Isthmus of Suez.

Some years ago a few private gentlemen of England resolved to have the Isthmus surveyed to ascertain if a ship-canal could not be constructed profitably as a stock operation. £5,000 were raised ...

The Suez Canal is one of the world's busiest waterways, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia.

The Moses Eyes oasis near the city has a "panoramic beauty", with palm trees, fresh water and local handicrafts. It's a popular place 24 miles from Suez, according to traveltriangle.com.

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This article was originally published with the title “ Canal across the Isthmus of Suez ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 11 No. 32 (April 1856), p. 252 doi:10.1038 ...

A French company hires Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal in Egypt, to build a canal through the Colombian Isthmus of Panama. The 50-mile-long canal is expected to take 12 years to ...

The Isthmus of Suez and the Strait of Malacca have been key locations for civilisations to control trade and movement, influencing the course of history.

THE thin hundred-mile ribbon of water connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, now in the limelight as an Italian military road to Ethiopia, has had a confusing history. It was dreamed of for ...

How the Groundbreaking Suez Canal Forever Transformed the World’s Shipping Routes The massive global shortcut linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas took ten years to dig through the Isthmus of ...