seaport in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: pop. 392,000
N arm of the Red Sea: c. 180 mi (290 km) long
strip of land connecting Asia & Africa, between the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: narrowest point, 72 mi (116 km)
See Suez in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northeast Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It became a major port after the opening of the canal. Population: 488,000.
, Gulf of
An arm of the Red Sea off northeast Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula.
, Isthmus of
An isthmus of northeast Egypt connecting Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north and the Gulf of Suez on the south.