Daira n. Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Daira Sanieh, or Daira Saniyeh, and the Daira Khassa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates.
... hippopotamus and the buffalo. In the Liberal Arts section was displayed a large relief map showing the system of irrigation in use in Egypt with the canals clearly marked. This exhibit was made by the administration of the Daira Sanich, which forms part of the Government, and in the same section the public works department of the Government exhibited various models of the Delta Barrage and other irrigation works existing in various parts ... — Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission • Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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