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| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Al Isma'iliyah Governorate |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
Kassassin (Arabic: القصاصين) is a village of Lower Egypt 22 miles (35 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.