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Another view of the terminus station of the Hijaz Railway in Madinah. This railway project, running from Damascus in Syria to Madinah, was one of the greatest achievements of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hameed II. Work started in Damascus on 1 September 1900, the 25th anniversary of the Sultan's accession, and the opening ceremony in Madinah was on 1 September 1908.

Collection : Barakat Foundation.

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