Ismailia
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Ismailia is a city in northeastern Egypt on the west bank of the Suez Canal, known for its strategic location, colonial-era architecture, and role as an administrative center for the canal zone.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ismailia canonical | 20 |
| City of Ismailia | 1 |
| Ismailia–Darwin | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | Ismailia Governorate ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 120 km northeast of Cairo ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
administration of Suez Canal operations
ⓘ
agriculture in surrounding areas ⓘ light industry ⓘ |
| economyType | service-based economy ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ismail Pasha
ⓘ
surface form:
Khedive Ismail Pasha
|
| governorateCapitalSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Suez Canal University (Ismailia campus) ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
food processing
ⓘ
ship services related to Suez Canal ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Suez Canal Authority buildings in Ismailia
ⓘ
colonial-era villas and gardens ⓘ |
| hasPort | inland port facilities on the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalArea | public gardens and green spaces near Lake Timsah ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road
ⓘ
railway to Cairo ⓘ railway to Port Said ⓘ railway to Suez ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial-era architecture
ⓘ
strategic location on the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Port Said
ⓘ
Suez ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ismailia Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Timsah ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Suez Canal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ismail Pasha ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Suez Canal Zone ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| roadDistanceTo |
Cairo
ⓘ
Port Said ⓘ Suez ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center for the Suez Canal zone
ⓘ
administrative center of Ismailia Governorate ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control and administration of central Suez Canal sector ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| urbanType | medium-sized city ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of Ismailia
subject surface form:
Vickers Wellesley
this entity surface form:
Ismailia–Darwin