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In the late 19th century, Egypt was facing a severe financial crisis. The country had incurred significant debt to European creditors, largely as a result of the construction of the Suez Canal, which had been completed in 1869. The canal, which connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through Egypt, was a major engineering feat that had been undertaken by the Suez Canal Company, a French-led consortium. However, the construction of the canal had been costly, and Egypt had been forced to borrow heavily from European banks to finance the project.

To understand the , one must understand the chaos it was born into. The document was commissioned by Khedive Tawfiq under the technical supervision of European statisticians and the Egyptian Ministry of Interior.

Includes sex ratios and proportions of town vs. village populations. Research and Availability

The is a tragic masterpiece. It was the first time Egypt saw itself mathematically—as a collection of taxable, conscriptable, manageable units.

عند البحث في المراجع التاريخية، نجد أن عبارة "تضادوم" قد تكون تحريفاً لفظياً لكلمة في بعض اللهجات أو نتيجة خطأ في التحويل الرقمي للنصوص القديمة (OCR)، أو ربما تشير إلى عنوان فرعي نادر. لكن المتفق عليه تاريخياً هو وجود "التعداد العام للسكان" الذي أجرته سلطات الاحتلال البريطاني في أعقاب عام 1882.