Ancient west–east canals were built to facilitate travel from the Nile River to the Red Sea. One smaller canal is believed to have been constructed under the auspices of Senusret II or Ramesses II. Another canal, probably

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Interim period
Despite the construction challenges that could have been the result of the alleged difference in sea levels,

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When built, the canal was 164 km (102 mi) long and 8 m (26 ft) deep. After several enlargements, it is 193.30 km (120+1⁄8 mi) long, 24 m (79 ft) deep

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Economically, after its completion, the Suez Canal benefited primarily the sea trading powers of the Mediterranean countries,

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The opening of the canal created the first salt-water passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Although the Red Sea is about 1.2 m (4 ft) higher than the eastern

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The Suez Canal Economic Zone, sometimes shortened to the Suez Canal Zone, describes the set of locations neighbouring the canal

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Before the canal's opening in 1869, goods were sometimes offloaded from ships and carried overland between the Mediterranean and the

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