Suakin-Berber Railway
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suakin-berber-railway-178-835452
title:
Suakin-Berber Railway
text:
The Suakin-Berber railway on the Red Sea coastal region in Sudan was a short-lived military project that never reached completion. Its construction began in February 1885, being intended to provide a connection between Berber on the River Nile and Suakin on the Red Sea littoral for the rapid deployment of troops and military equipment in Britain’s involvement in the Mahdist war. In May 1885, after barely three of months of work during which only 20 of the intended 280 miles of track had been lai
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British military project on the Red Sea coast in Sudan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suakin-Berber_Railway
date created:
2015-07-29T18:22:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T11:48:13Z
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fields total:
13
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16