Canal of the Pharaohs
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. It followed a different course than its modern counterpart, by linking the Nile to the Red Sea via the Wadi Tumilat. Work began under the Pharaohs. According to Suez Inscriptions and Herodotus, the first opening of the canal was under Persian king Darius the Great, but later ancient authors like Aristotle, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder claim that he failed to complete the work. Another possibility is that it was finished in the Ptolemaic period under Ptolemy II, when Greek engineers solved the problem of overcoming the difference in height through canal locks.
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Canal of the Pharaohs
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. It followed a different course than its modern counterpart, by linking the Nile to the Red Sea via the Wadi Tumilat. Work began under the Pharaohs. According to Suez Inscriptions and Herodotus, the first opening of the canal was under Persian king Darius the Great, but later ancient authors like Aristotle, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder claim that he failed to complete the work. Another possibility is that it was finished in the Ptolemaic period under Ptolemy II, when Greek engineers solved the problem of overcoming the difference in height through canal locks.
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Der im Altertum angelegte Buba ...... nal und entlang dieses Kanals.
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El canal de los faraones fue u ...... sta alcanzar el golfo de Suez.
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Le canal des pharaons est un a ...... rejoint ensuite la mer Rouge.
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O Canal dos Faraós ou Canal de ...... de altitude através de eclusas
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The Canal of the Pharaohs, als ...... in height through canal locks.
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К:Водные объекты по алфавиту К ...... редшественник Суэцкого канала.
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قناة سيزوستريس،في عهد سنوسرت ا ...... زر البحر المتوسط (كريت وقبرص).
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Der im Altertum angelegte Buba ...... von Mittelmeer und Rotem Meer.
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El canal de los faraones fue u ...... sta alcanzar el golfo de Suez.
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Le canal des pharaons est un a ...... rejoint ensuite la mer Rouge.
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O Canal dos Faraós ou Canal de ...... onseguiu completar o trabalho.
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The Canal of the Pharaohs, als ...... in height through canal locks.
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К:Водные объекты по алфавиту К ...... редшественник Суэцкого канала.
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قناة سيزوستريس،في عهد سنوسرت ا ...... زر البحر المتوسط (كريت وقبرص).
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Bubastis-Kanal
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Canal de los Faraones
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Canal des pharaons
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Canal dos Faraós
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Canal of the Pharaohs
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Канал фараонов
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قناة سيزوستريس
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