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Ismailia Governorate
Governorate
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Ismailia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country	Egypt
Seat	Ismailia (capital)
Government
• Governor	Hamdi Hamed Mohamed Osman
Area
• Total	5,066 km (1,956 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,479,511
• Density	290/km (760/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	EGP 91 billion (US$ 5.8 billion)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)	0.745 high · 8th
Website	www.ismailia.gov.eg

Ismailia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الإسماعيلية) is one of the Canal Zone governorates of Egypt. Located in the northeastern part of the country, its capital is the city of Ismailia. It was named after Ismail Pasha, who as Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, oversaw the country during the building of the Suez Canal. It is located between the other two Canal governorates; Port Said Governorate, in the Northern part of Egypt and Suez Governorate.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 1,479,511. In the case of Ismailia governorate, there are 4 kism, 5 markaz and 1 new city.

The divisions are generally seven: Ismailia which is the capital, Tell El Kebir, Abu Suwir, Qassasin, Fayid, Qantara West and Qantara East.

Population

According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 45.4%. Out of an estimated 1,479,511 people residing in the governorate, 807,813 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 671,678 in urban areas.

Cities and towns

As of 2017, seven cities (or towns) in Ismailia had a population of over 15,000 inhabitants.

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:

• Qantara Sharq
• The 1st industrial zone
• Technology Valley
• The 2nd industrial zone
• Abu Khalifa

Annual film festival

Hashim El Nahas founded the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts and originally considered establishing it in Luxor. Instead this festival has been celebrating its annual events in Ismailia Governorate. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Ismailia Governorate, The National Cinema Center and other sponsors.

Ismailia Canal

The Ismailia Governorate is on the banks of the Suez Canal and its Ismailia Canal extends from the Nile River near Cairo, to the Suez Canal at the city of Ismailia, on Lake Timsah. The Ismailia Canal was built to provide fresh water to workers during the building of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority headquarters is located in Ismailia.

Conflicts and wars

From 1967 to 1970, Ismailia became a war zone and was damaged in the conflict with Israel. Many battles were fought, in and around Ismailia, including at the end of the conflict in the Battle of Ismailia and the area was able to begin rebuilding after a cease-fire was negotiated between Egypt and Israel in 1973.

Fishing landing sites

There are several official fishing landing sites in Ismailia. One is at Lake Timsah and the other at Bitter Lake.

UN sustainable programme

After a successful SIP (Sustainable Ismailia Programme) from 1992 to 1997, the United Nations expanded the project to include the entire Governorate of Ismailia calling it SGIP (Sustainable Ismailia Governorate Programme). Its goal is to work with local partners to improve the communities in Ismailia.

References

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14. "Cities". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
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19. Dunstan, Simon (20 November 2012). The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781846036484.
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24. Sustainable Cities Programme 1990-2000: A Decade of United Nations Support for Broad-based Participatory Management of Urban Development. UN. 2002. p. 30. ISBN 9789211316322.

Further reading

• "Ismailia – Egypt's Garden City", Community Times Magazine
• Water Polo Legends: 1930's in Ismailia, Egypt

External links

• Official Ismailia Governorate
• Ismailia Governorate - Tourism
• Tour Egypt, Ismailia Governorate Sites
• Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ismailia Museum
• El Watan News of Ismailia Governorate

v t e Governorates of Egypt
Urban	Cairo Alexandria Port Said Suez
Lower Egypt	Ismailia Kafr El Sheikh Gharbia Dakahlia Sharqia Monufia Qalyubia Damietta Beheira
Upper Egypt	Giza Faiyum Beni Suef Minya Asyut Sohag Qena Aswan Luxor
Frontier	Red Sea New Valley Matrouh North Sinai South Sinai

v t e Suez Canal
Authorities	Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Port Said Port Authority Suez Governorate Ismailia Governorate Port Said Governorate
Cities and ports	Port Said Port Fuad Suez Canal Container Terminal Ismailia Suez Suez Port
Infrastructure	Waterworks Suezmax Lake Manzala Lake Timsah Great Bitter Lake Ismaïlia Canal Constructions Port Said Lighthouse Suez Canal Bridge El Ferdan Railway Bridge Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel Power line crossing Expansion Area Development Project New Suez Canal
Marine life	Lessepsian migration List
History	Heroopolite Gulf Canal of the Pharaohs Indo-Mediterranean Société d'études du Canal de Suez (1846) Obstruction by Ever Given (2021) French/UK operation Ferdinand de Lesseps Isma'il Pasha Suez Canal Company Convention of Constantinople Raid on the Suez Canal Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 Suez Crisis (1956) (Timeline) Operation Musketeer Operation Tarnegol Operation Telescope Protocol of Sèvres United Nations Security Council Resolution 118 United Nations Security Council Resolution 119

30°36′N 32°17′E / 30.600°N 32.283°E / 30.600; 32.283

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