Ishmael -a city of regional significance in Odessa region of Ukraine,the administrative center of Ishmael district(not being a part of the district).In 1940-1954 years Ishmael was the administative center of Izmail area of the Ukrainian SSR.Ishmael it is a creation Salsala.This city in the year 889 won kapudan Sultan Beyazit Han Ismail,so it is called the city of Izmail.This version is listed as the only Toponymic dictionary 1998 Other names of the settlements mentioned in connection with Ishmael and relate to the period before the Ottoman conquets:Antitila(presumably an ancient Greek settlement),Smores(presumably Roman fortified settlement),SMIL(Slavic name until the Ottoman conquest),Sinel(similar to previous.Since 1991, the city is part of Ukraine/Administratively it is part of the Odessa regon
