The Redemption of Egypt

administration afforded Alexandria ancient ancient Egypt Arab Arabian arches architecture Assuân Bâb bank Barrage Blue Nile British buildings Cairo canals capital centre chambers characteristic Citadel colonnaded columns construction Coptic Copts cotton course court crops cultivation Daïra Damietta decoration Delta desert district dome east Egyptian Government English enterprize erected European export façade fact Fâtimite Fayûm feddans feet fellâhîn French gates Greek hills hôtel houses industry inhabitants interior irrigation Kalâûn kantars Khalifs Khartûm Khedive Khedivia Kuttabs lake liwâns Lord Cromer Luxor Mastaba medieval Cairo Medînet Medreseh Memphis miles minaret Ministry Mohammed Mohammedan mosque Mudîr native Nile reservoir officials palace Pasha passed period pillars polystyle population present prisoners province Ptolemies Pyramid railway Ramses II remains river Roman roof Saladin sanctuary sand schools Serapeum side stone Strabo streets Sudân sugar Sultan supply temple tion to-day tombs town Tulûn Upper Egypt walls White Nile