How were France and Egypt both involved in the Suez Canal project?

The Suez Canal stretches 120 miles from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt southward to the city of Suez (located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Suez). The canal separates the bulk of Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. It took 10 years to build, and was officially opened on November 17, 1869.

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Because the Suez Canal was built in Egypt under an French diplomat, therefore making both Egypt and France involved in the Suez Canal project.

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