The Delta Barrage — the Most Expensive Bridge of Its Time? The First Attempts at Taming the Nile
This article analyses the problems of the first attempts at modernization of the Egyptian irrigation systems on the Nile River in 19th century. The focus is on the construction of the barrage in the head of Delta. This project, commenced by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali (1805–1848), was intended to i...
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Prague Papers on the History of International Relations |
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| Online Access: | https://praguepapers.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/11/Jakub_Mazanec_21-31.pdf |