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Ismailia

city in NE Egypt: pop. 213,000

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(ĭzˌmā-ə-lēˈə, ĭsˌ-)

A city of northeast Egypt on the Suez Canal. It was founded in 1863 by Ferdinand de Lesseps as a base of operations during the building of the canal. Population: 300,000.

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