Barzakh as-Suways

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Barzakh as-Suways is the Arabic name for the Isthmus of Suez, the narrow land bridge connecting Africa and Asia and separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea.

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instanceOf geographical feature
isthmus
land bridge
landform
connectsContinent Africa
Asia
crossedBy Suez Canal
formsLandBoundaryBetween African Plate
Arabian Plate
hasApproximateLengthNorthSouth about 160 kilometers
hasApproximateWidthAtNarrowestPoint about 120 kilometers
hasHistoricalSignificance ancient trade routes between Africa and Asia
strategic military corridor in antiquity and modern times
hasNameInArabic برزخ السويس
hasStrategicImportance connection between Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
global maritime trade
isArabicNameOf Isthmus of Suez
isKeyPartOf overland route between Africa and Southwest Asia
isOnlyLandBridgeBetween Africa and Asia via Egypt
languageOfName Arabic
locatedInCountry Egypt
locatedInRegion Middle East
locatedOnContinent Africa
Asia
nameMeaning Isthmus of Suez
nearCity Port Said
Suez
partOf Sinai Peninsula
surface form: Sinai Peninsula region
separatesBodyOfWaterSystem Mediterranean basin from Red Sea basin
separatesSea Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea

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Isthmus of Suez arabicName Barzakh as-Suways