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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Barzakh as-Suways canonical 1

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Predicate Object
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 region ⓘ
linked to: Sinai Peninsula
separatesBodyOfWaterSystem Mediterranean basin from Red Sea basin ⓘ
separatesSea Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ

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Isthmus of Suez → arabicName → Barzakh as-Suways ⓘ