This is a global trade, logistics, and industrial corridor, with strong export, industrial, and urban settlement functions. It also features special economic zones (SEZs) and large-scale real estate and industrial development (SCZone, 2020).
The Suez Canal Corridor runs along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, including Ismailia and the Gulf of Suez. The canal itself is approximately 193 kilometers long, with the new parallel channel adding 72 kilometers (Wikipedia, 2024). The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) covers over 461 million square meters (114,000 acres) (SCZone, 2020).
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