UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC (UAR) - Egypt.
The Suez Canal Long Distance Swimming Championship (1963).
Stylized map of the Suez Canal.
Stamp issued on 15.10.1963.
Face value: 10 milliemes of Egyptian pound.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 179.
- StampWorld No. 179.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 568.
The
Suez Canal (in Arabic, قناة السويس) is a navigable canal located in Egypt that
connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. Its length is 163,30 km
(120.11 mi) between Port Saíd (on the Mediterranean coast) and Suez (on the Red
Sea coast). The canal excavation works began officially on April 10, 1859,
promoted by the French Ferdinand de Lesseps.
It was solemnly inaugurated on November 17, 1869, although the first ship had
crossed it on February 17, 1867.
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