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Battle of Ismailia
Battle of Ismailia · , Egypt · 1973-01-01
1973 battle between the Egyptian Army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the last stages of the Yom Kippur War.
The record
| Date | 1973-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Place | Battle of Ismailia, , Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30.48, 32.32 (landmark-level precision) |
| Scope | Local interest |
| Sources | Wikidata Q4871286 |
| Added | 2026-08-14 · source: wikidata |
Coordinates are given at landmark level. A landmark-level coordinate points at the structure; a city-level one points at the settlement, not at a parcel.
Finding photographs
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- Wikimedia Commons — freely licensed images, with the licence stated on every file. This is the only source we republish from.
- The reference article — its own illustrations, and its citations to archives.
- Image search filtered to reusable licences — useful for tracing which institution holds a picture.
- National and municipal archives of Egypt, and the picture desks of newspapers published there at the time.
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Footage
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Time layers within the surrounding city
One place, several moments in time. This location has 2 recorded time layers between 1973 and 1973 — slide through them:
- 1973 — Battle of the Chinese Farm
- 1973 — Battle of Ismailia this page
Harvested from a regional source. This entry came out of Wikidata Q4871286 rather than being written here, which is why it is short and why it is marked as needing a check. It is published as a lead for someone who knows the place: fill it in.
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