Suez Port
Port in Egypt
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Originally named Port Tewfik (or Port Tawfiq) after the then ruler Khedive Tewfik, the port was built in 1867 by the Suez Canal Company, and was part of its eponymous company town then at the outskirts of the town of Suez. It included a branch for the company and segregated housing for European management and Egyptian workers designed and built by French architects and contractors. Port Tewfiq was the third port town to be built by the company along the canal after Port Said and Ismailia.
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Geography
Enclosed in breakwaters is the artificial El Mira-El Gedda bay.
- Port Tewfik: to the West of the Suez Canal entrance. It uses the enclosed Ibrahim Dock.
- Petroleum Dock located on the east side of Suez port.
- Ataka Port fishing port; borders are limited by the port breakwaters.
The waters outside the boundaries of Ibrahim Dock, Petroleum Dock, Ataka Port, Adabiya Port and New Petroleum berth are within the Suez Canal jurisdiction.