Suez ( ; ) is a
seaport city (population ca. 497,000) in north-eastern
Egypt, located on the north coast of the
Gulf of Suez (a branch of the
Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the
Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as
Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya,
Ain Sukhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities. Together they form a
metropolitan area. 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.