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Modern era · 1869

Suez Canal opens

The canal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, cutting thousands of kilometers off the sea route from Europe to Asia.

Ships at the canal’s opening, 1869 · Wikimedia Commons
When
1869
Where
Egypt
Era
Modern

Before and after

Ten Years' War1868 – 1878Battle of Acosta Ñu1869Show on timeline

Sources: Suez Canal

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