I går kunne ein lese i Aftenposten at heile Hijazbana no skal opnast for turistar og andre: Til Mekka på første klasse? Togstasjonen i Damaskus Dette er langt på veg på tide. Jarnbana vart aldri skikkeleg gjenbygd etter at Lawrence of Arabia og venene hans sprengde store delar den under første verdskrig. Sidan då har [...]
Innlegg merkte med ‘Damascus’
Gamle jarnbanedraumar får nytt liv II
Posta: Sundag, 7 desember, 2008 under ArticlesMerkelappar:Aftenposten, Amman, Aqaba, Damascus, Hijaz, Hijaz Railway, Jordan Times, Maan, Mada'in Saleh, Mecca, Medina, Per A. Christiansen, Saudi-Arabia, TE Lawrence
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Allenby’s fake camp
Posta: Torsdag, 7 februar, 2008 under Books, YmseMerkelappar:Arab Army, Arab Revolt, Damascus, dummy horses, dust, Eugene L. Rogan, General Edmund Allenby, Jordan Valley, Medina, Ottoman Empire, Palestine, Setting the Desert on Fire, Transjordan
During the first world war the British forces, under the leadership of General Edmund Allenby, had tried and failed twice to take and hold the area of Transjordan. The goal had been to break the lines of the Ottoman Empire between Damascus and Medina. After two failed attacks with many casualties, Allenby shifted focus. Allenby’s [...]
The Hijaz Train Station
Posta: Torsdag, 13 desember, 2007 under Experiences, travelMerkelappar:building, Damascus, Hejaz Railway, Hejaz Railway Station, Hijaz Railway, Railway, Syria, Train, Train Station, travel
*Click here for a larger picture* Ever since I was in Syria in September I have had a small wish to see the Hijaz railway station. I have read a lot about the railway and wanted to see its train station in Damascus even though I had been told it was not much to see. [...]
