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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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Hospitals in Sheikh Zuweid and Al-Arish, a town a little further away, were also preparing to admit Gazan patients, with more difficult cases expected to be sent further out to Ismailia, the sources said.

From Reuters Nov. 1, 2023

Firefighters managed to contain the blaze at the facility in Ismailia, and local hospitals have been placed on alert.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2023

Leth Agencies said the vessel, MV Glory, ran aground near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 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

The Russo-Scandinavian arc, of which the measurement was completed under the direction of the elder Struve in 1855, reached from Hammerfest to Ismailia on the Danube, a length of 25° 20′.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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