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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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Place Types: |
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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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