128 Book of Engineering 



One of the first results was the improve- 

 ment of the Delta barrage, which greatly 

 improved conditions for the agriculturists 

 of that part of Egypt. One of the results 

 of the improvement of the Delta barrage 

 was the tremendous increase in the value 

 of the country which lay around it. Fields 

 trebled in value, and some increased even 

 more so, producing crops which had pre- 

 viously been thought quite impossible to 

 grow in Egypt. 



The next step was the construction of 

 the Assuan Dam in 1902. This is one of 

 the finest engineering works ever carried 

 out, and in conjunction with the Assint and 

 the Zifta barrages, a complete revolution 

 in upper Egypt was carried out, and this 

 part of the ancient kingdom made extremely 

 valuable, both to its inhabitants and to the 

 Government. 



Not only did the Assuan Dam make 

 things so much better in upper Egypt, 

 but the conservation and then the re- 

 lease of water made possible by its con- 

 struction resulted in greater prosperity for 



