февраль 2016 Ismaïlia is a city in north-eastern Egypt on the west bank of the Suez Canal founded in 1863, during the construction of the Suez Canal to accommodate the foreign employees of the Suez Canal Company The Battle of Ismailia October 18–22, 1973 Took place between the Egyptian Army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) At the end of the Yom Kippur War South of Ismailia (West bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt) The defense of Ismailia was a tactical and strategic victory for the Egyptians