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The '''Mitla Pass''' ({{lang-ar|ممر متلة}}, {{lang-he|מיתלה}}) is a 32 km-long snaky [[mountain pass|pass]] in the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] of [[Egypt]], wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south, located about 50 km east of [[Suez]]. It is famous as the site of major battles between the militaries of [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] during the wars of [[Suez Crisis|1956]], [[Six Day War|1967]], and [[Yom Kippur War|1973]]. |
The '''Mitla Pass''' ({{lang-ar|ممر متلة}}, {{lang-he|מיתלה}}) is a 32 km-long snaky [[mountain pass|pass]] in the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] of [[Egypt]], wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south, located about 50 km east of [[Suez]]. It is famous as the site of major battles between the militaries of [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] during the wars of [[Suez Crisis|1956]], [[Six Day War|1967]], and [[Yom Kippur War|1973]]. |
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The Mitla Pass (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-he) is a 32 km-long snaky pass in the Sinai of Egypt, wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south, located about 50 km east of Suez. It is famous as the site of major battles between the militaries of Egypt and Israel during the wars of 1956, 1967, and 1973.
Mitla incident during the Suez War
During the Israeli invasion of Egypt in the Suez War of 1956 the pass was captured by the 202nd Brigade of the Israeli army, commanded by Ariel Sharon, without the approval of the Israeli leadership. Sharon was criticised for this. see Ariel Sharon: Mitla incident.
30°01′N 32°53′E / 30.017°N 32.883°E
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