The world: historical and actual . , the other. Anew town, Ismailia, came into existence in connec-tion with the canal. None of these towns, however,can boast any real thrift and general business. Egypt has only two cities of any considerable size,Cairo and Alexandria. They are 117 miles discovery of the passage to India by the Capeof Good Hope, in 1497, was afar more serious blowto Alexandria than its capture by Amru. Its glory tions. But it is only in a commercial point of viewthat the Alexandria of to-day is an important city. The population of Cairo is about 350,000. It isthe rel
The world: historical and actual . , the other. Anew town, Ismailia, came into existence in connec-tion with the canal. None of these towns, however,can boast any real thrift and general business. Egypt has only two cities of any considerable size,Cairo and Alexandria. They are 117 miles discovery of the passage to India by the Capeof Good Hope, in 1497, was afar more serious blowto Alexandria than its capture by Amru. Its glory tions. But it is only in a commercial point of viewthat the Alexandria of to-day is an important city. The population of Cairo is about 350,000. It isthe religious capital of Mohammedanism It isthere that the great university of Islam is less than ten thousand students assemble thereto study the Koran, and con the priestly lore of theCrescent. Saracenic architecture is exhibited in itshighest degree of perfection in its numerous mosquesand minarets, the most remarkable of the formerbeing the one erected by Sultan Tooloon, in 879. An ancient Egyptian proverb exclaims, What,. Town of Suez. had indeed departed, but it was still an impor-tant mart of trade. The commerce of the Eastflowed through its port, and its marvelous light-house continued to be the great beacon of Portuguese enterprise had wrought its work ofrevolution the city dwindled to a population of6,000 a century ago. But since then it lias received afresh lease of life. Ten years ago the populationhail reached 220,000. Besides the Pharos, it has abreakwater two miles long which furnishes a road-stead for a very extensive commerce between Eu-rope and India. From its wharfs are exported largequantities of grain, sugar, cotton, and other produc- want ye wine who have Nilus to drink of ? To noother country is any river anything like as impor-tant as the Nile is to Egypt. This mighty streamwas long a profound mystery as to its source, anda prolific source of speculation, no less than a tempt-ing field for exploration. It is still somewhat of amystery
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