Ismaïlia

Ismaïlia
Nickname: 
City of Roses or Flowers City
Ismaïlia
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°35′N 32°16′E / 30.583°N 32.267°E / 30.583; 32.267
Country Egypt
GovernorateAl Isma'iliyah
Population
 • Total750,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+69 [1] +64 [2]

Ismailia (Arabic: الإسماعيلية Al Ismāʿīlīya) is a city in Egypt, on the Suez Canal. Ismailia is the capital of the Governorate with the same name. The city has a population of approximately 750,000. It is approximately halfway between Port Said to the north and Suez to the south. The Canal widens at this point to include Lake Timsah, one of the Bitter Lakes.

Khedive Ismail the Magnificent founded the city in 1863, when the Canal was constructed. The city is named after him. The head office of the Suez Canal Authority is in Ismaïlia at the shore of Lake Timsah. Many of the buildings that were built when the British and French were involved in running the canal are still standing. Some of them are still being used by Canal employees and officials.

References

  1. ↑ "How to call Egypt: country code, area codes, phone books". www.howtocallabroad.com.
  2. ↑ VoxCall How to call Ismailia from USA Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine .
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