Suez Canal
A sea-level waterway 193 kilometres long, cut through the Isthmus of Suez to join the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and opened in 1869. It divides Africa from Asia, and from its banks giant container ships seem to glide through the desert.
- Where
- Suez, Suez, Egypt
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.7050, 32.3442
Get the Suez Canal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Suez Canal. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Suez volume with your photos and a note.
Near Suez Canal
Baron Empain Palace 119 km
A mansion in Heliopolis built in 1905 for the Belgian industrialist Baron Empain, who founded the suburb. Its towers and carved facades were inspired by Hindu temples, a rare sight in Cairo, and it is often called the Hindu Palace.
City of the Dead 126 km
Vast Islamic era cemeteries that run for about 6 kilometres north and south of the Citadel, below the Mokattam hills. Among the family tombs stand the domed mausoleums of Mamluk sultans such as Qaitbay, and people live among the graves too.
Al-Hussein Mosque 127 km
A mosque and mausoleum honouring Husayn, grandson of the Prophet, beside the Khan el-Khalili bazaar and across from Al-Azhar. The shrine dates from 1154 and the mosque was rebuilt in 1874, and it is one of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt.
Qalawun Complex 127 km
A Mamluk complex on al-Muizz Street built by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun in just over a year, in 1284 and 1285. It combined a hospital, a madrasa, a mosque and the sultan's domed mausoleum, whose interior is among the richest in Cairo.
Khan el-Khalili 127 km
The great bazaar of old Cairo, trading since Mamluk times and named for one of its caravanserais. Its alleys are full of workshops making lamps, brass, glass and jewellery, and old cafes such as El Fishawy serve mint tea late into the night.
Islamic Cairo 127 km
The old walled heart of the city, built up from the Muslim conquest in 641 to the 19th century, and the reason Cairo is called the City of a Thousand Minarets. Its lanes run past Fatimid gates, Mamluk mosques, madrasas and the great Citadel.
Al-Azhar Mosque 127 km
Founded by the Fatimids in 970 with their new capital, the first mosque of the city that became known for its thousand minarets. It grew into one of the oldest centres of learning in the world, and its marble courtyard is ringed by minarets from many centuries.
Al-Azhar Park 127 km
A public park laid out on what was for centuries a mound of rubble beside the old city, opened in 2005 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Its lawns, fountains and hilltop cafes look over the minarets of Islamic Cairo and up to the Citadel.
Questions
Where is Suez Canal?
Suez Canal is in Suez, Suez, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Baron Empain Palace (119 km), City of the Dead (126 km), Al-Hussein Mosque (127 km).
How do I get the Suez Canal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Suez Canal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Suez volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Suez Canal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Suez volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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