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Damascus to Mecca railway a feat of faith and engineering
A historical overview of the Damascus to Mecca line detailing its religious purpose for Moslems pilgrims, the ambitious construction through the Jordan Yarmuk and desert regions, the diverse European and Turkish workforce, water scarcity challenges, key depots at Tebuk and Maan, and the line’s strategic endpoints and gauge choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Mecca
Medina
Bawanbet Allah
Gate of Allah
Flauran
Hig
Yarmuk
Jordan
Jordan Valley
Dersa
Bashan
Gazella
Moab
Maan
Alois Musil
Amman
Sima
Petra
Tebuk
Hl Ula
Mohammed
Jebel Sherora Ag
Poal Uon
el Aia
Holy City
Central Arabia
Arabia
Sherm Rabigh
Beirut
Mediterranean
Halfa
American Steel Trust
Russia
Cockerill
Meissner Pasha
Elazim Pasha
Hajji Mukhtar Bey