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Ismailia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 36 15 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.6043 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 16 20 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.2723 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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. |
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| Al Ismā'īlīyah (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Ismailia (C,V,English-P,U)
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| Al Ismāʻīlīyah (C,V)
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| Al-Ismāʻīlīyah (C,V)
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| Al Ismā'īlīya (NA,V)
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| Ismailieh (NA,V)
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| Ismailîya (NA,V)
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| Ismailiyah (NA,V)
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| الإسماعيلية (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Ismailia (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1863 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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