- Gulf of Suez
- arm of the Red Sea which lies between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Gulf of Suez
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Gulf of Suez — The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: خليج السويس; transliterated: Khalyj as Suways) in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The Gulf of Suez is formed within a relatively… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Suez Rift — The Gulf of Suez Rift is a continental rift zone active between the Late Oligocene (ca. 28 Ma) and the end of the Miocene (ca. 5 Ma) [Khalil,S.M. and McClay,K.R.2001.Tectonic evolution of the NW Red Sea Gulf of Suez rift system. In:WILSON, R.C.L … Wikipedia
Gulf of Suez — noun a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal • Instance Hypernyms: ↑gulf • Part Holonyms: ↑Red Sea … Useful english dictionary
Arsinoe (Gulf of Suez) — Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη) or Arsinoites or Cleopatris or Cleopatra, was an ancient city at the northern extremity of the Heroopolite Gulf (Gulf of Suez), in the Red Sea. History Arsinoe was the capital of the Heroopolite nome, and one of the… … Wikipedia
Suez Canal — Suez Canal, as seen from Earth orbit Original owner Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez) Construction began … Wikipedia
Suez Governorate — Governorate of Egypt Flag … Wikipedia
Suez — [so͞o ez′, so͞o′ez] 1. seaport in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: pop. 392,000 2. Gulf of N arm of the Red Sea: c. 180 mi (290 km) long 3. Isthmus of strip of land connecting Asia & Africa, between the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: narrowest… … English World dictionary
Gulf of Oman — The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران , Ḫalīdj Makrān; in Persian: دریای عمان Daryā ye Ommān, or دریای پارس Daryā ye Pārs) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the… … Wikipedia
Suez Canal — Suez Ca|nal the Suez Canal a ↑canal (=artificial river) in northeast Egypt which was opened in 1869 and which joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. It is used by ships going between Europe and the Indian Ocean … Dictionary of contemporary English
Suez Canal — ship canal across the Isthmus of Suez, joining the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: c. 107 mi (172 km) long … English World dictionary
