A very unique map of Ottoman Palestine & the Ottoman Hijaz. The map shows the construction of the Hijazi Railway, built so the Ottomans could keep closer eye on Mecca & Medina. The Hejaz Mountains ...

The legendary Hejaz Railway was the somewhat fantastical dream of Abdulhamid II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who decided in 1900 to connect Istanbul to Mecca by train. Construction of the line ...

WASHINGTON, May 6. -- United States Consul G. Bie Ravndal at Beirut makes the following report concerning the Syria-Ottoman Railway Company: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Chemical Weapons ...

Find out more about what this space is all about here. The Ottoman Empire, which at the time this map was drawn included much of the Balkans and the Middle East, used a version of the Turkish ...

An initial budget of NIS 5 million ($1.34 million) was approved this week to begin planning for a new hike-and-bike trail on an Ottoman-era train track that runs between Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh ...

With An Introduction by Tsering Wangyal Shawa, Geographic Information Systems and Map Librarian, Peter B. Lewis Library, Princeton University Professor Richard J.A. Talbert will outline the attraction ...