Place details
Place nameAl-Ismailiyah
Other namesIsmailia, Al Ismailiyah
CountryMisr
Latitude30.583
Longitude32.267
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Founded by French engineer, builder of Suez Canal; Egyptian police rebellion led to overthrow of King Farouk I and Egyptian Revolution of 1952; area prospers due to traffic from Suez Canal; has Suez Canal University.