Lake Timsah
lake, Egypt
Also known as: Buḥayrat al-Timsāḥ
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Lake Timsah is a lake in northeastern Egypt that is traversed by the Suez Canal. It is one of several lakes, including the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake, that the canal utilizes to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The canal itself separates Africa from Asia and provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the Indian and Pacific oceans. Lake Timsah is located between Lake Manzala to the north and the Bitter Lakes to the south.12
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