Facts in brief:
Ancient trading site at N end of Gulf of Suez; developed as naval station after Ottoman conquest 16th cen.; declined until opening of Suez Canal 1869; departure point for pilgrimages to Mecca; capital of As-Suways (Suez governorate).
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