The Fascinating Canal of the Pharaohs — The 3, 800 Years Old Predecessor of the Suez Canal

Ancient Egyptian canal connected the Red Sea with the Nile River and thus with the Mediterranean Sea

The Canal of the Pharaohs was the ancient predecessor of the modern-day Suez Canal (Image: Twitter/@SahilBloom)

In March 2021, the world watched as the Suez Canal, one of the busiest trade routes on the planet, was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a…