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Ismailia

American  
[is-mey-uh-lee-uh, -mahy-uh-] / ˌɪs meɪ əˈli ə, -maɪ ə- /

noun

  1. a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.


Ismailia British  
/ ˌɪzmaɪˈlɪə /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The cause of the fire, which ripped through the multistory police headquarters in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, was not immediately clear.

From Washington Times Oct. 2, 2023

The fire erupted at a police facility in the city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2023

Two Northern Sinai residents said the attack took place in the town of Qantara in the province of Ismailia, which stretches eastward from the Suez Canal.

From New York Times May 7, 2022

Shipping containers are transported on a Maersk Line vessel through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021.

From Reuters Oct. 12, 2021

In 1877 it appeared again in Egypt, where it prevailed in Ismailia.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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