The Suez Port (also called Port Tawfiq) is an
Egyptian port located at the northern tip of the
Gulf of Suez on the
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...
at southern entrance of the
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal (; , ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, Indo-Mediterranean, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest ...
, serving the canal and the city of
Suez
Suez (, , , ) is a Port#Seaport, seaport city with a population of about 800,000 in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It is the capital and largest c ...
. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Transport's General Authority of Red Sea Ports, and is home to the
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) shipyards.
History
Originally named Port Tewfik (or ''Port Tawfiq'') after the then ruler
Khedive Tewfik, the port was built in 1867 by the
Suez Canal Company, and was part of its eponymous
company town then at the outskirts of the town of Suez. It included a branch for the company and segregated housing for European management and Egyptian workers designed and built by French architects and contractors. Port Tewfiq was the third port town to be built by the company along the canal after
Port Said
Port Said ( , , ) is a port city that lies in the northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, straddling the west bank of the northern mouth of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital city, capital of the Port S ...
and
Ismailia.
Geography
Enclosed in breakwaters is the artificial El Mira-El Gedda bay.
* Port Tewfik: to the West of the Suez Canal entrance. It uses the enclosed ''Ibrahim Dock''.
* Petroleum Dock located on the east side of Suez port.
* Ataka Port fishing port; borders are limited by the port breakwaters.
The waters outside the boundaries of Ibrahim Dock, Petroleum Dock, Ataka Port, Adabiya Port and New Petroleum berth are within the Suez Canal jurisdiction.
See also
*
Transportation in Egypt
*
Port Tewfik Memorial
External links
The Suez port
References
Ports and harbours of Egypt
Suez
Ports and harbours of the Arab League
Transport in the Arab League
Ports and harbours of the Red Sea
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