Kassassin
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Kassassin is a village of Lower Egypt
22 miles (35.4 km) by rail, west of Ismailia
on the Suez Canal
. At this place, on 28 August and again on 9 September 1882 the British
force operating against Urabi Pasha was attacked by the Egyptians. Both attacks were repulsed.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
22 miles (35.4 km) by rail, west of Ismailia
Ismaïlia
-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....
on the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
. At this place, on 28 August and again on 9 September 1882 the British
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force operating against Urabi Pasha was attacked by the Egyptians. Both attacks were repulsed.