Red Sea: Timeline

98   In order to maintain the Port of Alexandria Alexandria

Alexandria , , is the second-largest city in Egypt [i], and its largest seaport. ... 

, Trajan reopens the canal between the Nile Nile

The Nile ; Ancient Egyptian [i] iteru), a river [i] in Africa [i], is accepted by most authorities a ... 

 and the Red Sea.

250   The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum Axum

Axum, properly Aksum, is a city [i] in northern Ethiopia [i]. ... 

) takes control of commerce on the Red Sea.

274   The kingdom of Aksum attains great prosperity thanks to its control of Red Sea trade.

1557   Ozdemir Pasha conquers the Red Sea port of Massawa Massawa

Massawa is a port [i] on the Red Sea [i] coast of Eritrea [i]. ... 

 for the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , is also sometimes known in the West [i] as the Turkish Empire. ... 

1869   In Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

, the Suez Canal Suez Canal

The Suez Canal , west of the Sinai Peninsula [i], is a 163-km-long and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-w ... 

, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony.

1889   Huge locust swarm Swarm

The term swarm is applied to fish [i], bird [i]s and insect [i]s and describes a behavior of an aggregation [i] ... 

 crosses the Red Sea and destroys crops in the Nile Valley Nile

The Nile ; Ancient Egyptian [i] iteru), a river [i] in Africa [i], is accepted by most authorities a ... 

1991   The Egyptian Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

 ferry ''Salem Express'' sinks in the Red Sea, killing more than 450.

2004   Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

, killing all 148 aboard.

2004   Suicide bombers detonate 2 bombs at the Red Sea resort of Taba, Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

, killing 34 people, mainly Israeli tourists and Egyptian workers.