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{{Infobox Egyptian Governorate
{{short description|Governorate of Egypt}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ismailia Governorate
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| settlement_type = [[Governorate of Egypt]]
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| map_caption = Ismailia Governorate on the map of Egypt
| map_caption = Ismailia Governorate on the map of Egypt
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| seat = [[Ismailia]] (capital)
| leader_title = Governor
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| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Ahmed Bahaa El-Din Al-Qassas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/08/13/mansour-appoints-20-new-governors/|title=Mansour appoints 20 new governors|publisher=Daily News Egypt|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
| leader_name = Hamdi Hamed Mohamed Osman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-governors/egypt-names-six-provincial-governors-mostly-ex-generals-idUSKCN11D285|title=رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس|work=Almasry Alyoum|language=ar|date=30 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831211714/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-governors/egypt-names-six-provincial-governors-mostly-ex-generals-idUSKCN11D285|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="Population by Subdivision">{{cite web |title=Ismailia Governorate Subdivisions |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/egypt-admin.php?adm1id=19 |website=CityPopulation.de |access-date=2018-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124055130/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/egypt-admin.php?adm1id=19 |archive-date=2018-11-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gov Site About the Gov">{{cite web |title=About the governorate |url=http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/governor-office/Pages/GovernerOfficeDetails.aspx?GovernerCode=5 |website=www.ismailia.gov.eg |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
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| population_total = 1178641<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Estimates by Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015|url=http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|website=CASMAS|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="CAPMAS2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Egyptian pound|EGP]] 91 billion<br />([[US$]] 5.8 billion)
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| capital = [[Ismailia]] (capital)
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'''Ismailia Governorate''' ({{lang-arz|محافظة الإسماعيلية}} ''{{transl|arz|Muḥāfẓet El Ismāʿīliya}}'', {{IPA-arz|moˈħɑfzˤet elʔesmæʕeˈlejjæ|IPA}}) is one of the Canal Zone [[Governorates of Egypt|governorates]] of [[Egypt]]. Located in the northeastern part of the country, its capital is the city of [[Ismailia]]. It was named after [[Isma'il Pasha|Ismail Pasha]], who as Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, oversaw the country during the building of the [[Suez Canal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ismail-Pasha|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ismail-Pasha|website=Britannica|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref> It is located between the other two Canal governorates; [[Port Said Governorate]], in the Northern part of Egypt and [[Suez Governorate]].<ref name="Al-Ismailiyyah" />
'''Ismailia Governorate''' ({{langx|ar|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 [[Isma'il Pasha|Ismail Pasha]], who as Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, oversaw the country during the building of the [[Suez Canal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ismail-Pasha|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ismail-Pasha|website=Britannica|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019030103/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ismail-Pasha|archive-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> It is located between the other two Canal governorates; [[Port Said Governorate]], in the Northern part of Egypt and [[Suez Governorate]].<ref name="Al-Ismailiyyah" />



[[File:Fayed War Cemetery Pows.jpg|thumb|Fayed War Cemetery]]
[[File:Fayed War Cemetery Pows.jpg|thumb|Fayed War Cemetery]]
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|1996 | 715,009
|1996 | 715,009
|2006 | 942,832
|2006 | 942,832
|2015 |1,178,641
|2015 |1,178,641
|2023 |1,442,402
|align-fn=center
|align-fn=center
|footnote=1966–2006, 2015 is an estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ueg.html|title=Ismailia Population, 1966–2006|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=October 16, 2016}}</ref>}}
|footnote=1966–2006, 2015 is an estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ueg.html|title=Ismailia Population, 1966–2006|publisher=Statoids|access-date=October 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014002115/http://statoids.com/ueg.html|archive-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CAPMAS2023" />}}

==Municipal divisions==
The governorate is divided into [[Subdivisions of Egypt#Municipal divisions|municipal divisions]], with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 1,479,511.<ref>{{Cite web |title=الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء |url=https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/populationClock.aspx |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.capmas.gov.eg}}</ref> In the case of Ismailia governorate, there are 4 kism, 5 markaz and 1 new city.<ref name="CAPMAS2023" />

The divisions are generally seven: Ismailia which is the capital, Tell El Kebir, Abu Suwir, Qassasin, Fayid, Qantara West and Qantara East.<ref name="Egypt Governorate Site">{{cite web |title=Ismailia site |url=http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/pages/default.as |website=ismailia.gov.eg |language=ar |publisher=Ismailia Government }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Egypt Gov Map of Ismailia">{{cite web |title=Map of Ismailia |url=http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/ImageLibrary/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg |website=ismailia.gov.eg |publisher=Ismailia Government |access-date=2018-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224074652/http://ismailia.gov.eg/ImageLibrary/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg |archive-date=2018-02-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+
Municipal Divisions
! Anglicized name !! Native name !! Arabic transliteration !! Population<br /><small>(July 2017 Est.)</small>!! Type
|-
|Abu Suwir || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز أبو صوير}} || {{transliteration|ar|Abū Ṣuwīr}} || style="text-align:right;"|221,994 || [[Markaz (country subdivision)|Markaz]]
|-
| [[Ismailia]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|مركز الاسماعيلية}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Ismā'īliyah}} || style="text-align:right;"|170,065 || Markaz
|-
| Ismailia 1 || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|قسم أول الاسماعيلية}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Ismā'īliyah 1}} || style="text-align:right;"|49,859 || Kism (fully urban)
|-
| Ismailia 2 || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|قسم ثان الاسماعيلية}}|| {{transliteration|ar|Al-Ismā'īliyah 2}} || style="text-align:right;"|264,376 || Kism (fully urban)
|-
| Ismailia 3 || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|قسم ثالث الاسماعيلية}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Ismā'īliyah 3}} || style="text-align:right;"|131,422 || Kism (fully urban)
|-
|El Qantara West || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز القنطرة غرب}}|| {{transliteration|ar|Al-Qanṭarah Gharb}}|| style="text-align:right;"|162,101 || Markaz
|-
|El Qantara El Sharqiya || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز القنطرة شرق}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Qanṭarah Sharq}} || style="text-align:right;"|62,600 || Markaz
|-
| New Kasaseen || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز القصاصين الجديده}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Qaṣāṣīn al-Jadīdah}} || style="text-align:right;"|120,788 || New City
|-
|Tell El Kebir || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز التل الكبير}}|| {{transliteration|ar|At-Tall al-Kabīr}}|| style="text-align:right;"|111,635 || Markaz
|-
| Fayid || style="text-align:right;"| {{lang|ar|مركز فايد}} || {{transliteration|ar|Fa'id}}|| style="text-align:right;"|147,562 || Markaz
|}


==Population==
==Population==
According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 45.4%. Out of an estimated 1,178,641 people residing in the governorate, 643,778 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 534,863 in urban areas. <ref name="pop">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015|url=http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|website=CAPMAS|accessdate=23 October 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref name="pop">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015|url=http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|website=CAPMAS|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019093240/http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf|archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>


==Cities==
==Cities and towns==
As of 2017, seven cities (or towns) in Ismailia had a population of over 15,000 inhabitants.<ref name="Egypt cities">{{cite web|title=Cities|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Egypt-Cities.html|website=CityPopulation.de|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005162557/http://www.citypopulation.de/Egypt-Cities.html|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Abu Suweir]]<ref name="Aladdin">{{cite web|title=List of Cities in Each Gobernorate|url=http://www.ask-aladdin.com/Egypt_cities/|website=Ask Aladdin|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
* [[Ismailia]]
|+
* [[Fayed]]<ref name="Aladdin" />
Cities and towns with over 15,000 inhabitants
* [[Tell El Kebir]]
! Anglicized name !! Native name !! Arabic transliteration !! Nov. 1996 Census !! Nov. 2006 Census !! Population<br /><small>(July 2017 Est.)</small>
* [[El Qantara]]<ref name="Aladdin" />
|-
|[[Abu Suwir El Mahata]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|أبو صوير المحطة}} || {{transliteration|ar|Abū Ṣuwayr al-Maḥaṭṭah}} ||style="text-align:right;"| 18,331 ||style="text-align:right;"| 24,265 ||style="text-align:right;"| 29,476
|-
|[[Ismailia|Ismalia]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|الإسماعيلية}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Ismā'īliyah}} ||style="text-align:right;"| 255,134 ||style="text-align:right;"| 293,184 ||style="text-align:right;"| 386,372
|-
|[[New Kasaseen]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|القصاصين الجديدة}} || {{transliteration|ar|Al-Qaṣāṣīn al-Jadīdah}} ||style="text-align:right;"| 11,948 ||style="text-align:right;"| 15,611 ||style="text-align:right;"| 22,000
|-
|[[Tell El Kebir]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|التل الكبير}} || {{transliteration|ar|At-Tall al-Kabīr}} ||style="text-align:right;"| 31,410 ||style="text-align:right;"| 26,891 ||style="text-align:right;"| 37,000
|-
| [[Fayed, Egypt|Fayid]]|| style="text-align:right;" | {{lang|ar|فايد }}|| {{transliteration|ar|Fa'id}} ||style="text-align:right;"| 15,652 ||style="text-align:right;"| 21,808 ||style="text-align:right;"| 31,545
|}


==Industrial zones==
==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:<ref name="IndustrialZones">{{cite web|title=Investment Regimes, Industrial Zones of Governorate|url=http://www.investment.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx|website=Ministry of Investment Egypt|accessdate=30 October 2016}}</ref>
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:<ref name="IndustrialZones">{{cite web |title=Industrial Zones of Governorate |url=http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx |website=Ministry of Investment Egypt |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201111/http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx |archive-date=2018-11-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Al Qantara Shark
*[[Qantara Sharq]]
*The 1st industrial zone
*The 1st industrial zone
*Technology Valley
*Technology Valley
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==Annual film festival==
==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.<ref name="FilmFestival">{{cite web|title=Ismailia International Film Festival For Documentaries and Shorts|url=http://ismailiafilmfest.com/ismailia2015/IsmailiaFestival_En.aspx|website=Ismailia FilmFestival|accessdate=23 October 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref name="FilmFestival">{{cite web|title=Ismailia International Film Festival For Documentaries and Shorts|url=http://ismailiafilmfest.com/ismailia2015/IsmailiaFestival_En.aspx|website=Ismailia FilmFestival|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023143838/http://ismailiafilmfest.com/ismailia2015/IsmailiaFestival_En.aspx|archive-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>


==Ismailia Canal==
==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]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary|date=1997|isbn=0-87779-546-0|page=535|edition=3rd}}</ref> The Ismailia Canal was built to provide fresh water to workers during the building of the Suez Canal.<ref name="Al-Ismailiyyah">{{cite web|title=Al-Ismailiyyah|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Al-Ismailiyyah|website=Britannica|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref> The [[Suez Canal Authority]] headquarters is located in Ismailia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suez Canal|url=https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/sc.aspx?show=67|website=Suez Canal Government of Egypt}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary|date=1997|isbn=0-87779-546-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/merriamwebstersg1998merr/page/535 535]|publisher=Merriam-Webster |edition=3rd|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/merriamwebstersg1998merr/page/535}}</ref> The Ismailia Canal was built to provide fresh water to workers during the building of the Suez Canal.<ref name="Al-Ismailiyyah">{{cite web|title=Al-Ismailiyyah|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Al-Ismailiyyah|website=Britannica|access-date=17 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019041612/https://www.britannica.com/place/Al-Ismailiyyah|archive-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> The [[Suez Canal Authority]] headquarters is located in Ismailia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suez Canal|url=https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/sc.aspx?show=67|website=Suez Canal Government of Egypt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215850/https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/sc.aspx?show=67|archive-date=2016-10-18|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>


==Conflicts and wars==
==Conflicts and wars==
From 1967 to 1970, Ismailia became a war zone and was damaged in the [[War of Attrition|conflict with Israel]]. Many battles were fought, in and around Ismailia, including at the end of the conflict in the [[Battle of Ismailia]] <ref name="Yom Kippur">{{cite book|last1=Dunstan|first1=Simon|title=The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|page=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Em1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA93&dq=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdyYCCzuDPAhXEbSYKHZxnBXQQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=Yom%20Kippur%20War%20Ismailia&f=false}}</ref> and the area was able to begin rebuilding after a cease-fire was negotiated between Egypt and Israel in 1973.<ref name="Conflicts">{{cite book|last1=Tucker|first1=Spencer C.|title=Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts|date=2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781610697866|page=549|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhGFCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA549&dq=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLlayp3ODPAhVC7yYKHSkaA0I4ChDoAQhJMAY#v=onepage&q=Yom%20Kippur%20War%20Ismailia&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Potholm|first1=Christian P.|title=Understanding War: An Annotated Bibliography|date=2016|publisher=UPA|isbn=9780761867746|page=584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGy2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA584&dq=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLlayp3ODPAhVC7yYKHSkaA0I4ChDoAQhfMAk#v=onepage&q=Yom%20Kippur%20War%20Ismailia&f=false}}</ref>
From 1967 to 1970, Ismailia became a war zone and was damaged in the [[War of Attrition|conflict with Israel]]. Many battles were fought, in and around Ismailia, including at the end of the conflict in the [[Battle of Ismailia]]<ref name="Yom Kippur">{{cite book|last1=Dunstan|first1=Simon|title=The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai|date=20 November 2012|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|page=9|isbn=9781846036484|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Em1CwAAQBAJ&q=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&pg=PA93}}</ref> and the area was able to begin rebuilding after a cease-fire was negotiated between Egypt and Israel in 1973.<ref name="Conflicts">{{cite book|last1=Tucker|first1=Spencer C.|title=Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts|date=2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781610697866|page=549|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhGFCgAAQBAJ&q=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&pg=PA549}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Potholm|first1=Christian P.|title=Understanding War: An Annotated Bibliography|date=2016|publisher=UPA|isbn=9780761867746|page=584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGy2DAAAQBAJ&q=Yom+Kippur+War+Ismailia&pg=PA584}}</ref>


==Fishing landing sites==
==Fishing landing sites==
There are several official fishing landing sites in Ismailia. One is at [[Lake Timsah]] and the other at [[Great Bitter Lake|Bitter Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profiles The Arab Republic of Egypt|url=http://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/EGY/en|website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Information on Fisheries Management in the Arab Republic of Egypt|url=http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/FCP/en/EGY/body.htm|website=FOA|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>
There are several official fishing landing sites in Ismailia. One is at [[Lake Timsah]] and the other at [[Great Bitter Lake|Bitter Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profiles The Arab Republic of Egypt|url=http://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/EGY/en|website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016080625/http://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/EGY/en|archive-date=16 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Information on Fisheries Management in the Arab Republic of Egypt|url=http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/FCP/en/EGY/body.htm|website=FOA|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406220403/http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/FCP/en/EGY/body.htm|archive-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>


==UN sustainable programme==
==UN sustainable programme==
After a successful SIP (Sustainable Ismailia Programme) from 1992-1997, 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sustainable Cities Programme 1990-2000: A Decade of United Nations Support for Broad-based Participatory Management of Urban Development|date=2002|publisher=UN|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJekgiYoA5YC&lpg=PA30&dq=Ismailia&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q=Ismailia&f=false }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sustainable Cities Programme 1990-2000: A Decade of United Nations Support for Broad-based Participatory Management of Urban Development|date=2002|publisher=UN|page=30|isbn=9789211316322|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJekgiYoA5YC&q=Ismailia&pg=PA30 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/ Official Ismailia Governorate]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121023414/http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/ Official Ismailia Governorate]
*[http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/en_tourism/default.aspx Ismailia Governorate - Tourism]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161018211249/http://www.ismailia.gov.eg/en_tourism/default.aspx Ismailia Governorate - Tourism]
*[http://www.touregypt.net/ismailia.htm Tour Egypt, Ismailia Governorate Sites]
*[http://www.touregypt.net/ismailia.htm Tour Egypt, Ismailia Governorate Sites]
*[http://www.sca-egypt.org/eng/MUS_Ismailia_Museum.htm Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ismailia Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161012223726/http://www.sca-egypt.org/eng/MUS_Ismailia_Museum.htm Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ismailia Museum]
* [https://www.elwatannews.com/subsection/164 El Watan News of Ismailia Governorate]



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Ismailia Governorate
Governorate
Flag of Ismailia Governorate
Flag
Ismailia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Ismailia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatIsmailia (capital)
Government
 • GovernorHamdi Hamed Mohamed Osman[1]
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
5,066 km2 (1,956 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)[4]
 • Total
1,479,511
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
GDP
[5]
 • TotalEGP 91 billion
(US$ 5.8 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.745[6]
high · 8th
Websitewww.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.[7] It is located between the other two Canal governorates; Port Said Governorate, in the Northern part of Egypt and Suez Governorate.[8]


Fayed War Cemetery
Boats in Great Bitter Lake (Fayed)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966 345,000—    
1976 351,889+2.0%
1986 544,427+54.7%
1996 715,009+31.3%
2006 942,832+31.9%
2015 1,178,641+25.0%
2023 1,442,402+22.4%
1966–2006, 2015 is an estimate[9][4]

Municipal divisions

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The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 1,479,511.[10] In the case of Ismailia governorate, there are 4 kism, 5 markaz and 1 new city.[4]

The divisions are generally seven: Ismailia which is the capital, Tell El Kebir, Abu Suwir, Qassasin, Fayid, Qantara West and Qantara East.[11][12]

Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(July 2017 Est.)		 Type
Abu Suwir مركز أبو صوير Abū Ṣuwīr 221,994 Markaz
Ismailia مركز الاسماعيلية Al-Ismā'īliyah 170,065 Markaz
Ismailia 1 قسم أول الاسماعيلية Al-Ismā'īliyah 1 49,859 Kism (fully urban)
Ismailia 2 قسم ثان الاسماعيلية Al-Ismā'īliyah 2 264,376 Kism (fully urban)
Ismailia 3 قسم ثالث الاسماعيلية Al-Ismā'īliyah 3 131,422 Kism (fully urban)
El Qantara West مركز القنطرة غرب Al-Qanṭarah Gharb 162,101 Markaz
El Qantara El Sharqiya مركز القنطرة شرق Al-Qanṭarah Sharq 62,600 Markaz
New Kasaseen مركز القصاصين الجديده Al-Qaṣāṣīn al-Jadīdah 120,788 New City
Tell El Kebir مركز التل الكبير At-Tall al-Kabīr 111,635 Markaz
Fayid مركز فايد Fa'id 147,562 Markaz

Population

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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.[13]

Cities and towns

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As of 2017, seven cities (or towns) in Ismailia had a population of over 15,000 inhabitants.[14]

Cities and towns with over 15,000 inhabitants
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Nov. 1996 Census Nov. 2006 Census Population
(July 2017 Est.)
Abu Suwir El Mahata أبو صوير المحطة Abū Ṣuwayr al-Maḥaṭṭah 18,331 24,265 29,476
Ismalia الإسماعيلية Al-Ismā'īliyah 255,134 293,184 386,372
New Kasaseen القصاصين الجديدة Al-Qaṣāṣīn al-Jadīdah 11,948 15,611 22,000
Tell El Kebir التل الكبير At-Tall al-Kabīr 31,410 26,891 37,000
Fayid فايد Fa'id 15,652 21,808 31,545

Industrial zones

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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:[15]

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

Annual film festival

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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.[16]

Ismailia Canal

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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.[17] The Ismailia Canal was built to provide fresh water to workers during the building of the Suez Canal.[8] The Suez Canal Authority headquarters is located in Ismailia.[18]

Conflicts and wars

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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[19] and the area was able to begin rebuilding after a cease-fire was negotiated between Egypt and Israel in 1973.[20][21]

Fishing landing sites

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There are several official fishing landing sites in Ismailia. One is at Lake Timsah and the other at Bitter Lake.[22][23]

UN sustainable programme

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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.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ "Ismailia Governorate Subdivisions". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. ^ "About the governorate". www.ismailia.gov.eg. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf. Retrieved 2 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  6. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ^ "Ismail-Pasha". Britannica. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Al-Ismailiyyah". Britannica. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Ismailia Population, 1966–2006". Statoids. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  11. ^ "Ismailia site". ismailia.gov.eg (in Arabic). Ismailia Government.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Map of Ismailia". ismailia.gov.eg. Ismailia Government. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  13. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Cities". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  15. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Ismailia International Film Festival For Documentaries and Shorts". Ismailia FilmFestival. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  17. ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.). Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 535. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
  18. ^ "Suez Canal". Suez Canal Government of Egypt. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  19. ^ Dunstan, Simon (20 November 2012). The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781846036484.
  20. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2015). Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. p. 549. ISBN 9781610697866.
  21. ^ Potholm, Christian P. (2016). Understanding War: An Annotated Bibliography. UPA. p. 584. ISBN 9780761867746.
  22. ^ "Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profiles The Arab Republic of Egypt". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Information on Fisheries Management in the Arab Republic of Egypt". FOA. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  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.

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