Facts About Al-Ismailia Governorate Egypt

Facts About Al-Ismailia Governorate Egypt

The nineteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt is, in general, considered as the fourth Dynasty of the Egyptian Late Period. Sometimes it is also called, Dynasty XXIX, Dynasty 29, or 29th Dynasty. With the foundation of the Amyrtaeus Dynasty, the 28th Dynasty's last Pharaoh, Nefaarud I, was overthrown, in 398 BC. Then the Nefaarud II coup in 380 BC wiped out the entire dynasty.

Founded in what is now called Egypt, Ismailia is one of the world's ancient governorates. It has many historical attractions and remains one of the interesting cities of the world. It is an eloquent city located generally at the Suez Canal and characterized by the crowds of greenness, parks, lakes, beaches, hotels and tourist villages as well as its numerous archaeological sites. 

Ismailia is among the essential cities in the Suez Canal region, and it has received another nickname "the city of gardens and flowers". Contrary to the other part of the city, the city center is where you can see many 19th-century architect-designed houses with British and French styles were the notable signs of British and French colonization.

The Ismailia Governorate besides offering a set of lakes that stand for one of the most beautiful lakes in Egypt due to the quiet of water and clearness of their refection it has, among others, Lake Crocodile and Murrah Lakes, and hotels as well as the tourist villages, where there are 6 hotel establishments with a capacity of 586 hotel rooms and 4 tourist establishments (tourist restaurants).

The governorate has Malaha Gardens, one of the most beautiful gardens in Egypt due to the rare species of trees and palm trees, which is built on an area of 500 acres on both sides of the Ismailia Terrace and Lake Crocodile.

Ismailia governorate has many archaeological assets, including Tell al-Koua, Tell Hassan Dawood, Tell al-Maskhuta, Tell al-Rataba, Tell Sarabiyum and Tell al-Sahaba, which date back to different historical eras, including prehistoric times, the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom, the Greek and Roman eras, and the Second Transition Era.

The governorate also contains a number of Islamic monuments, the most important of which are: The old Suez Canal building is the first administrative headquarters of the Suez Canal Authority and the building is built in the French style, and the Delibes Rest House is built in the European style and the registered part of the rest house is a rectangular space consisting of a ground floor and a floor. 

The interior of the lounge consists of a square room for reception, and this room has six doors, one of which leads to the collectibles room, and in this room Fernand Delesps' belongings were collected; they are historical and archaeological pieces and personal photos of Delesps, and this room has a door leading to a staircase leading to the upper floor, and there is also a The Abbasi Mosque, which was established by Khedive Abbas Helmy II in 1898 AD, the King Farouk Mosque, which was ordered by King Farouk in 1943 AD and inaugurated in 1946 AD, and the observation tower (Tabiya Orabi) established by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1820 AD, and used by Ahmed Orabi during his wars against the British in 1882 AD.