Suez, Egypt
السويس
Suez is a regional capital of 699,541 people in Suez, Egypt, founded in 1859.
Why visit Suez
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Arsinoe, Clysma and Suez Stadium.
Weather in Suez
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About Suez
Suez is a seaport city 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. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate. The modern city of Suez is a successor of the ancient Egyptian city of Clysma, a major Red Sea port and a center of monasticism.
From the Wikipedia article Suez (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Suez on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks7
Arsinoe
Monument and historic site · 10.6 km
Ancient city on the Gulf of Suez
Martyrs' Park
Monument and historic site · 3.0 km
حديقة الشهداء للملاهي والخروجات العائلية وقاعات الأفراح
طريق الكورنيش
Ever Given memorial
Monument and historic site · 7.3 km
The place were m/v "Ever Given" has blocked the Suz Canal on 23 March 2021
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
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Restaurants and cafes11
Andria ice cream & Mart
Bar and pub · 2.4 km
الكورنيش الجديد خلف الاستاد امام كافيه كاريبيان بجوار قاعه كريستاله, suez
24/7
El swesy seafood restaurant-مطعم اسماك السويسي
Restaurant · 3.1 km
298 شارع 23 يوليو
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship13
Shopping34
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare3
Map of Suez
84 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Capital International Airport (CCE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Fāyīd 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Ain Sukhna 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 47 km southwest, about 47 min by car
- Ismailia 74 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Badr 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 83 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Al Qaşşāşīn 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- El Shorouk 90 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- US Navy 031013-N-6187M-001 The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) passes an Islamic mosque on the western bank of the Suez Canal while transiting to the Red Sea, U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lance H. Mayhew Jr., Public domain
- Army Hospital Corps at Victoria Hospital Suez 1884. (50185151792), tormentor4555, Public domain
- Colmar St station, Suez (31487144637), Trainiac from Australia, Public domain
- Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS San Jacinto and Mesa Verde transit the Suez Canal., Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Jason R. Zalasky/U.S. Navy, Public domain
- Ever Given ship stuck in the Suez Canal (51329719336), Sentinel Hub, CC BY 2.0
- Suez - demolition and repair boats - panoramio, patano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La moskea di Suez - panoramio, patano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suezkanalen (8764231029), Tekniska museet, CC BY 2.0
- Suez Channel - panoramio, Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0
- Suez Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, [email protected], CC BY 3.0
- Suezkanalen (8766921574), Tekniska museet, CC BY 2.0
- Suez Stadium, Crosskimo at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- SuezNationalMuseum, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AlJazirahAlKhadraa, maxvonschtirlitz, Attribution
- Egypt scenes 1917 - 12732710563, Sub. Lieutenant Bertie Henry Buck from 22 May 1888 until 1 August 1952 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1888-05-22T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1952-08-01T00:00:00Z/11, Public domain
- British Troopship Hardinge 1915 Q 61536, IWM, Public domain
- Desert Evening - panoramio, Face Potter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palm trees line the road - panoramio, Face Potter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS042-E-275741 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS107-E-5550 - View of Israel, NASA, Public domain
- ISS054-E-58921 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-54791 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-58920 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS116-E-7573 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS042-E-274660 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- ISS029-E-19793 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- طائر الوروار, Heshamsamir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A Rossana e a tutte le donne - panoramio, patano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- غروب - panoramio (5), kamal mikky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- غروب - panoramio (4), kamal mikky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS049-E-31357 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS009-E-12668 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- ISS042-E-275745 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-275744 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS049-E-31356 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-58922 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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