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Places near Ismailia by type
All 155 places by distance →One day from Ismailia
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:24 pm
76 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ismailia
- Fort Lakekan (Bar-Lev Line)fort · 1.5 hrs
- Suez Canal World War I Memorialmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Lake Timsahlake · 45 min
- Tank Museum Abu Atwamuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Pithomheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Ismailia
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ismailia?
Lake Timsah (lake, about 5 km), Fatema El Zahraa Mosque 1 (mosque, about 1 km), Mosque El Eman And Taqwa (mosque, about 1 km), Suez Canal Museum (museum, about 2 km), Archaeological Museum of Ismailia (museum, about 2 km), El A'bbasy Mospue (mosque or dargah, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ismailia?
54 places on Spotwander: 27 mosques & dargahs, 10 forts & heritage, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 beach, 1 viewpoint.
Which is the nearest dargah to Ismailia?
Alzeraa Mosque, about 1 km by road; Ibrahim Mosque Dessouky 2 (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Ismailia?
Fort Lakekan (Bar-Lev Line), about 8 km by road; Suez Canal World War I Memorial (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ismailia?
Start in Ismailia, visit Fort Lakekan (Bar-Lev Line), then Suez Canal World War I Memorial, then Lake Timsah, then Tank Museum Abu Atwa, then Pithom, and drive back — about 76 km by road in all.
























