Ibrahimiya Canal

The Ibrahimiyah Canal is an irrigation canal in Egypt built in 1873 during the reign of Ismail Pasha as Khedive of Egypt, the most important public work executed under the new Ministry of Public Works.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Egypt
  • Also known as: El Ibrahimiya Canal”, “Ibrahimia Canal”, and “Tur`at al Ibrahimiyah

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Asyut Barrage.

Power station
Photo: MontyofEgypt, Public domain.
The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile River in the city of in . It was completed in 1903.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Assiut and Abnub.

is in . Like a piece of Heaven between Al-Minia to the north and Souhag to the south, twinkles in the heart of Egypt thanks to its middle location among the Egyptian governorates.

Town
is a city in . It is located on the east bank of the Nile, in the , several kilometres northwest of . As of the 2023 census, the population was 118,843. is situated 9 km northwest of Ibrahimiya Canal.

Ibrahimiya Canal

Latitude
27.1963° or 27° 11′ 47″ north
Longitude
31.18799° or 31° 11′ 17″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
7GVH55WQ+G5
Geo­Names ID
355669
Wiki­data ID
Q5984838
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Satellite Map

Discover Ibrahimiya Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ibrahimiya Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الإبراهيمية (ترعة)
  • Arabic: الترعة الابراهيمية (مصر)
  • Arabic: ترعة إبراهيمية (مصر)
  • Arabic: ترعة الإبراهيمية
  • Arabic: ترعه الإبراهيميه (مصر)
  • Arabic: قناطر التقسيم
  • Cebuano: Tur‘at al Ibrāhīmīyah
  • Egyptian Arabic: ترعة الابراهيميه
  • German: Ibrahimiya-Kanal
  • German: Ibrāhīmīya-Kanal
  • German: Ibrahimiyya-Kanal
  • Hebrew: תעלת איברהימייה
  • Japanese: イブラヒミヤ運河
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kanal Ibrahimija
  • Swedish: Tur‘at al Ibrāhīmīyah

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Walīdīyah and An Nāşirīyah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Assiut Barrage and Jazīrat Banī Murr.

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