Memory of The Suez Canal

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The Suez Canal is known as one of the most important waterways connecting the East and West without circumnavigation of Africa. Inaugurated in November 1869 after 10 years of construction, the Canal has affected the history and economy of the globe, especially the Middle East, over the past two centuries.
This project attempts to create a digital archive of a huge number of documents, manuscripts, lithographs, paintings, images, as well as audio and visual material concerning the history of the Suez Canal held by the Association of the Friends of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Company of Suez, and the Suez Canal Authority. The collection documents the history of the Canal, its developments, and the nationalization and its consequences. This digital archive offers Egyptians the opportunity to explain and even correct many of the misconceptions of modern Egyptian history.

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