Suez Crisis

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Vertical map of the Suez Canal in Egypt, showing its route from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Suez on the Gulf of Suez in the south. The map highlights the existing canal, the new canal channel as of August 2015, major lakes such as Lake Timsah and the Great Bitter Lake, and nearby cities and infrastructure including railroads and drainage canals, with the Sinai Peninsula to the east. An inset locates the canal within Egypt.

British soldiers stand in front of a large crowd of civilians waiting for food distribution in the Arab quarter of Port Said, Egypt, with damaged buildings and rubble in the background.

Suez Crisis: Media

international crisis, Middle East [1956]

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Vertical map of the Suez Canal in Egypt, showing its route from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Suez on the Gulf of Suez in the south. The map highlights the existing canal, the new canal channel as of August 2015, major lakes such as Lake Timsah and the Great Bitter Lake, and nearby cities and infrastructure including railroads and drainage canals, with the Sinai Peninsula to the east. An inset locates the canal within Egypt.

Egypt: Suez Canal

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British soldiers stand in front of a large crowd of civilians waiting for food distribution in the Arab quarter of Port Said, Egypt, with damaged buildings and rubble in the background.

Suez Crisis: British occupation of Port Said

British soldiers supervising a crowd in Port Said, Egypt, while food is distributed...

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