Suez Canal Zone

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The Suez Canal Zone was a strategically vital strip of territory in northeastern Egypt surrounding the Suez Canal, historically controlled and administered by Britain due to its importance for global maritime trade.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Suez Canal region 12
Suez Canal Zone canonical 9
Suez Canal economic zone 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf occupation zone
strategic military zone
territory
administeredBy United Kingdom
associatedWith Gamal Abdel Nasser
nationalization of the Suez Canal
borderedBy Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
conflict anti-British guerrilla activity in early 1950s
contains Ismailia
Port Said
Suez
Suez Canal
controlledBy United Kingdom
country Egypt
demilitarizationProcess post-World War II negotiations
endTime 1956
follows Suez Canal
formerColonialStatus British military occupation area in Egypt
geopoliticalRole key node in British imperial route to India
strategic chokepoint in global shipping
governingTreaty Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
hasStrategicImportance global maritime trade
route between Europe and Asia
historicalPeriod first half of 20th century
late 19th century
legalStatusChange termination of British base rights in 1950s
locatedIn Egypt
Northeastern Egypt
linked to: Eastern Egypt
mainFunction protection of Suez Canal
securing imperial communications
namedAfter Suez Canal
partOf British Empire
Middle East theatre of British defense
Suez Canal area
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
significantEvent Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
British military withdrawal from Egypt
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
Suez Crisis
startTime 1880s
successor full Egyptian sovereignty over Suez Canal
usedBy British Armed Forces
British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
usedFor logistical hub for British Empire
staging area for British forces in the Middle East

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port Said partOf Suez Canal Zone
Suez Canal Authority jurisdiction Suez Canal Zone
Suez partOf Suez Canal Zone
Northeast Africa contains Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia partOf Suez Canal Zone
Suez Governorate partOf Suez Canal economic zone
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Masri regionSpoken Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Port Said railway station locatedOn Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Saad el-Shazly commanded Red Sea Military Region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road isMajorTransportAxisOf Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Khedivate of Egypt controlledTerritory Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia Governorate partOf Suez Canal Zone
Port Said Governorate locatedInRegion Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Port Said Governorate partOf Suez Canal economic zone
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Suez Canal Zone partOf Suez Canal area
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Lake Manzala connectedTo Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Tell el-Farama locatedNear Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Port Said Shipyard region Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Canal Harbour & Great Projects Company operatesIn Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 subject Suez Canal Zone
subject linked to: Anglo-Egyptian Treaty 1936
new towns program of Egypt geographicScope Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Egyptian Army hasGarrison Suez Canal Zone
Lake Timsah region Suez Canal Zone
Suez Canal University (Ismailia campus) servesRegion Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts locatedIn Suez Canal region
linked to: Suez Canal Zone