Canal of the Pharaohs
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title:
Canal of the Pharaohs
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The Canal of the Pharaohs, also called the Ancient Suez Canal or Necho's Canal, is the forerunner of the Suez Canal, constructed in ancient times and kept in use, with intermissions, until being closed in 767 AD for strategic reasons during a rebellion. It followed a different course from its modern counterpart, by linking the Nile to the Red Sea via the Wadi Tumilat. Work began under the pharaohs. According to Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions and Herodotus, the first opening of the canal wa
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Forerunner of the Suez Canal, Egypt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_of_the_Pharaohs
date created:
2006-12-02T00:00:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:08:22Z
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