The canal was key to reaching the oil fields of the Middle East.
Suez Canal
I believe you are referring to the Suez Canal
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The canal was key to reaching the oil fields of the Middle East.
The Suez canal links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
The Suez Canal separates Africa from the Middle East - and Asia.
The Suez Canal is located in Egypt. East of Cairo and before the Sinai Peninsula. See related link for a map. In addition, the canal was the work of forced labor. It was completed in 1869.
One canal east of the "Oswego Canal " is the " Fulton Canal.
The Suez Canal has always caused conflict.
There are a variety of waterways in the Middle East. Some of these include the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the West Bank of the Jordan River, and the Suez Canal.
...the Suez Canal.