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.
