Ismailia
Suez Canal
ProbableIconicApproximate area
- On screen
- Desert Siege (multiplayer map setting)
- Where
- Ismailia, Egypt
- Time & access
- Views from Ismailia's canal-side parks.
In the game
‘Desert Siege’ is set at a fictional outpost guarding access to the Suez Canal.
History in brief
Opened in 1869, it links the Mediterranean and Red Sea and was fought over in 1956, 1967 and 1973.
The place today
One of the world’s busiest shipping routes; the pin is by Ismailia.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.