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Description
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez; and dividing Africa and Asia.
In 1858, Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Suez Canal Company for the express purpose of building the canal. Construction of the canal lasted from 1859 to 1869. The canal officially opened on 17 November 1869. It offers vessels a direct route between the North Atlantic and northern Indian oceans via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans and reducing the journey distance from the Arabian Sea to London by approximately 8,900 kilometers (5,500 mi), or 10 days at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) to 8 days at 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph).
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Depicts headquarters of the Suez Canal Company building in Port Said with the flag and behind it the ceremony of the inauguration of the opening of Canal Suez in 1869 at the time of Khedive Ismail with a column of Ferdinand de Lesseps statue and a ship right above. ١٢٥ عاما على إفتتاح |
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Tughra (Arab Republic of Egypt) divides dates (low-left Gregorian date, low-right Hejira date), Inscription " Anniversary of the Opening of the Suez Canal" above and denomination below. ١٨٦٩ ذكرى إفتتاح قناة السويس ١٩٩٤ |
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