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all the country below it. Something more 

 was wanted, and in 1908 the Esna barrage 

 was built to improve the water supply of 

 the basins in Upper Egypt. Five years 

 later the Assuan Dam was heightened so 

 that it should hold back very much more 

 water. 



Nothing succeeds like success, and the 

 work of the British engineers in Egypt 

 encouraged the native engineers to take a 

 greater interest in their country, and par- 

 ticularly in the various irrigation schemes. 

 They have proved men quick to learn, and 

 well able to carry out the greatest engineering 

 enterprises. 



Already the Assuan Dam has been found 

 to be insufficient as regards height, and a 

 very important second heightening has been 

 in progress during the last few years. 



Another important barrage, the Nagh 

 Hamadi, has been built, and with each 

 fresh achievement the country has benefited 

 in a remarkable degree. 



From Egypt to the Sudan is a long 

 journey, either on land or by river, but 



