Feature: Who Thought of Building the Suez Canal?

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Mohamed talks about the Suez Canal in Egypt. Who thought of building it, how did it happened, and what is it like today?

Sources and Future References

• The Suez Canal: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Waterway by Charles River Editors l Amazon

• Egypt's ambition: The Suez Canal, then and now

• SCA

• The other side of Suez (BBC Documentary)

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