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 466 APPENDIX L Population of thb chibf Eoypti>j Towns according to thb cxnhvs op 1882. Cairo Alexandria Diiinietttt TanUh. A'-siut. Miihallet-el-Kubir. Mansunih Mtdinet-el-Fuyum Damanahur. Zi'^izis? Akhmin. lUisottii. Tort Said Jlonuf. . yhibin-el-Xom Minic'h. Keneh. ISanhiires Girgth , Tantah. Manfalut Samanud 374,838 Gizeh 213,010 Mit Ghumr 31,044 Ziftah. 33.750 Suez 31,575 Mellaweh 29,908 Abutig. 26,942 Beni-Siief 25,799 Fuah. 23,353 Esneh. 19,815 Sohag. 18,777 Kaliub. 10,6G6 ilenzaleh 16,560 BeDha-l'Assal 16,281 Dcssuk. 16.250 Belbeis. 15.900 liamleh. 15,402 Khargeh 15,392 Kasr-Dakhel. 15,239 Ismailia 13,789 Abukir. 13,234 El-Arish 11,557 11,410 11,225 ll.ltO 10.919 10.777 10.772 10.085 9,903 9.422 8,774 8,6 i6 8,450 8,354 7,677 7,309 4,342 3,787 3,539 3.364 2,530 2,430 AORICULTfliAL ReTCKNS. Land under tiUago. Steppe lauds. Desert, marsh, and waste. Sugar plantationb in 1880 Sugar crop Date-trees in 1875. Average date crop. Cotton plantations in 1883 Cotton crop in 1883 Cotton seed ,, Raw cotton exported in 1860 ( „ „ to Great Britain in 1882 Cereals expoited to Great Biilain in 1882 he 11,000 sq miles. 60,000 „ 313,000 38,000 acr, s. 46,750 tons, value £935,000. 6,000,000 100; 000 to 120,000 tons. 450,000 acres. £6,760,000 £1,164,000 cotton famine year") £16,000,000 £5,034,785 £780,364 Irkigation Works. Nili Canals open in 1880 8,000 miles. Sefi „ „, 2,000 „ Steam Pumps 300 Sakiehs 30,000 Shadufs 70,000 Railways and Telegrafhs. Railways open in 1884 000 miles. Private agricultural lines 250 „ Total 1,150 „ Railway passengers in 1879 ....... 2,172668 „ „ „ 1880 3,093,840 Goods traflSc 6,250,000 tons. Telogrnpbs in E.'ypt and the Egyptian possessions in 1878 . 4,700 miles.