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Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ter Mosque sel in 1856, in 1858 solicitor-general, and in 1866 of the citadel, with the tomb of )\Iehemet AH, attorney-general under Lord Derby. Later in the finest of the modern mosques. The tombs the same year he was a judge of appeal, in the burying-grounds outside the city, many and in 1867 was created Baron Cairns. Under of them in the form of mosques, also deserve Disraelis premiership he became Lord Chan- mention,- especially those known as the tombs cellor in 1868, and again in 1874, and was ere- of the caliphs. The most important gate of the ated Viscount Garmovle and Earl Cairns in city is the Bab-en-Nasr, through which large 1878. For some yearshe led the Conservatives numbers of pilgrims pass every year on their in the House of Lords with equal dexterity and way to Mecca. The mosques contain valuable vigor, and is ranked among the finest parliamen- libraries, but the chief library of the city is the tary orators of recent years. viceregal one, founded in 1870, and now con-
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CAIRO —CAISSON DISEASE taining about 60,000 volumes, largely in manu-scripL The trade of Cairo is large and thebazaars and markets are numerous, there beingspecial bazaars for gold ind silver smiths, tap-estry merchants, saddlers, armourers, shoemak-ers, etc. Beside the numerous Mohammedanplaces of worship Cairo contains English,French, German, Coptic, and other churches andJewish synagogues, and there are Europeanschools and hospitals. The Egyptian Institute,founded at Alexandria in 1859, is now locatedin Cairo. The suburb of Bulak, in the northwest of thetown, opposite the island of Bulak, forms theport of Cairo, and its narrow streets present abusy scene of Oriental life. The island of Bulakand the left bank of the Nile are reached by agreat iron bridge, and there is also a railwayand general traffic bridge below tlie island. Tothe southwest of the modern town and also onthe Nile bank stands the suburb of Old Cairoor Masr el-Atika. On the left bank of the river,almost directly op

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