Why does the Panama Canal have canal locks while the Suez Canal doesn’t have any?

Question

Why does the Panama Canal have canal locks while the Suez Canal doesn’t have any?

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Answer 1

The Panama Canal has to traverse different elevations to make the crossing. The Suez Canal does not. Basically, the path for the Suez they were able to dig all at the same level. But Panama has to cross a mountain and digging the entire length down to sea level was much more difficult than building locks allowing them to raise and lower the water level in segments.