Suez Canal Authority
Egyptian government agency that owns, operates, and maintains the Suez Canal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is an Egyptian state-owned authority which owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal. It was set up by the Egyptian government to replace the Suez Canal Company in the 1950s which resulted in the Suez Crisis. After the United Nations intervened, the three invading countries (France, Israel, and the United Kingdom) were forced to withdraw.
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Abbreviation | SCA |
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Predecessor | Suez Canal Company |
Formation | July 26, 1956; 67 years ago (1956-07-26) |
Type | Governmental agency |
Purpose | Managing the Suez Canal |
Headquarters | Ismailia |
Coordinates | 30°35′18″N 32°16′57″E |
Chair | Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie[1] |
Website | www |
House flag of Suez Canal Authority |
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