Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel

Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel
West entry to the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel
Interactive map of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel
Overview
LocationSuez Canal
StartSinai Peninsula
EndSuez
Operation
ConstructedTarmac Construction
Opened1981
Reopened1992
Technical
Length1.63 km (1.01 mi)
No. of lanes2
Location of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel

The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel is a 1.63-kilometre-long (1.01 mi) car tunnel under the Suez Canal at Shallufa. The tunnel is named after Ahmed Hamdi, an Egyptian engineer and general killed in action during the Yom Kippur War. It has two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, and it connects the Asian Sinai Peninsula to the town of Suez on the African mainland.

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