Suez

Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate. The modern city of Suez is a successor of the ancient Egyptian city of Clysma, a major Red Sea port and a center of monasticism.

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Suez is a port city in northeastern Egypt situated where the Suez Canal meets the Red Sea, serving as the capital of the Suez Governorate. It matters because of its strategic location at a major global shipping route and its historical significance as a successor to the ancient Egyptian port of Clysma.

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Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Suez Governorate.svg
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Settlement.map_caption: Satellite view of the port and city, the southern terminus of the Suez Canal that transits through Egypt and debouches into the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said. (Up is north-east).
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt#Lower Egypt#Africa
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.name: Suez
Settlement.settlement_type: City
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Settlement.subdivision_name: Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Suez
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Abdel-mageed Saqr
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Wikidata facts

Population: 315000
Area: 250.400
Elevation: 11
Official website: www.suez.gov.eg
Image: US Navy 031013-N-6187M-001 The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) passes an Islamic mosque on the western bank of the Suez Canal while transiting to the Red Sea.jpg

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Commons category: Suez
Commons gallery: السويس
inception: 1859-00-00
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Contents

Etymology
History
Achaemenid era
Text of the Suez Inscriptions
Early Islamic era
Ottoman and Egyptian rule
Portuguese attacks
Modern era
Administration
El Arbaeen District
Suez District
El Ganayen District
Faisal District
Ataqah District
Suez Canal
Geography
Climate
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the finished product to Cairo. These are represented in the flag of the governorate: the blue background refers to the sea, the gear refers to Suez's status as an industrial governorate, and the flame refers to the petroleum firms of Suez. The city has three ports: the Suez Port (Port Tewfik), al-Adabiya, and al-Zaytiya, and extensive port facilities. Together, the three cities form the Suez metropolitan area, located mostly in Africa with a small portion in Asia.