Ethio-Djibouti Railways
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ethio-djibouti-railways-180-5302243
title:
Ethio-Djibouti Railways
text:
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway is a metre gauge railway in the Horn of Africa that once connected Addis Ababa to the port city of Djibouti. The operating company was also known as the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The railway was built in 1894–1917 to connect the Ethiopian capital city to French Somaliland. During early operations, it provided landlocked Ethiopia with its only access to the sea. After World War II, the railway progressively fell into a state of disrepair due to competition from road tran
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Metre gauge railway in the Horn of Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethio-Djibouti_Railways
date created:
2008-06-12T01:07:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:50:36Z
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13
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