The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel is an Automobile tunnel under the Suez Canal. It has two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, and connects the Sinai Peninsula to the town of Suez on the African mainland. It was originally constructed as a shield tunnel by the British government in 1983. It is 1.63 km long and has an outside diameter of 11.6 m. Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Suez Canal, seen from Earth orbit, NASA. Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: , transliteration: ), is a large artificial canal in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ...

Significant developments in the region

The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel, is part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, such as the Suez Canal overhead line crossing under the Suez Canal, completed in 1983, the El Ferdan Railway Bridge and the Suez Canal Bridge completed in 2001. Suez Canal, seen from Earth orbit, NASA. Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: , transliteration: ), is a large artificial canal in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula. ... The Suez Canal overhead line crossing is an electrical power line built across the Suez Canal in 1998. ... The El Ferdan Railway Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. ... An American ship passing under the bridge. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel