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Ismailia (ĭzmāəlē`ə) or Al Ismailiyah (äl ĭsmăĭlē`yə), city (1986 est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the seat of the Suez Canal administration. Extensive irrigation is used for growing fruits and vegetables; livestock is raised. Ismailia was founded in 1863 by Ferdinand de Lesseps Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, vicomte de (fĕrdēnäN` märē` vēkôNt` də lĕsĕps`) ..... Click the link for more information. , who used it as his base of operations during the construction of the canal. The city was named after Ismail, a khedive of Egypt. A nearby military base established by the British in World War I is now under Egyptian control. After Israeli forces shelled Ismailia in the wake of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, part of the city's civilian population was evacuated. In the 1973 war Israeli ground forces pushed to within the city's outskirts. Ismailia a city in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: founded in 1863 by the former Suez Canal Company; devastated by Israeli troops in the October War (1973). Pop.: 299 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During the 2003 Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary & Short Films in Egypt (the largest festival of its kind in the Arab World) the first prize was awarded to Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs-the Iraqi connection (Samir 2002). Riedl holds training camp in Ismailia, Egypt, only about 100 kilometers from Gaza. Information: Center for Research and Development in Medical Education and Health Services, Suez Canal University, Ismailia Egypt, 2-064-356539, fax: 2-064-329448, email: crdmed@ismailia. |
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