Suez

This article is about the city in Egypt. For other uses, see Suez (disambiguation).

Suez السويس
City
View of the city shores Suez Canal Bridge Waterfront Suez city hall Gulf of Suez Suez Canal Stadium
Flag
Satellite view of the port and city, the southern terminus of the Suez Canal that transits through Egypt and debouches into the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said. (Up is north-east).
Suez Location in Egypt Suez Suez (Lower Egypt) Suez Suez (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°58′N 32°33′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Suez
Founded	1859
Government
• Governor	Abdel Mageed Saqr
Area
• Total	3,128 km2 (1,208 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	690,000
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
GDP (nominal, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2024
• Total	$3.6 billion
• Per capita	$5,217
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	43511
Website	Suez.gov.eg

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Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate. The modern city of Suez is a successor of the ancient Egyptian city of Clysma, a major Red Sea port and a center of monasticism.

Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the finished product to Cairo. These are represented in the flag of the governorate: the blue background refers to the sea, the gear refers to Suez's status as an industrial governorate, and the flame refers to the petroleum firms of Suez. The city has three ports: the Suez Port (Port Tewfik), al-Adabiya, and al-Zaytiya, and extensive port facilities. Together, the three cities form the Suez metropolitan area, located mostly in Africa with a small portion in Asia.