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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 improve the irrigation of Delta and thus increase agricultural revenues, primarily with regard to the...
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