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Alexandria-Cairo Railway

Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1851Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1851

Abbas I Hilmi1851

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Authorizes construction of a railway linking Alexandria with Cairo.

Names involved

Abbas I Hilmi

Provenance

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