Baghdad Railway
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The Baghdad Railway was a major early 20th-century rail project intended to link Berlin with the Persian Gulf via Anatolia and Mesopotamia, symbolizing German influence and imperial ambitions in the Ottoman Empire.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrastructure project
ⓘ
international railway project ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Berlin–Baghdad Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abdülhamid II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiser Wilhelm II NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Turk era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
strategic concerns over access to India
ⓘ
tensions between Germany and Britain ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1903 ⓘ |
| country |
German Empire
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| developer |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
facilitate trade between Europe and the Middle East
ⓘ
link Berlin with the Persian Gulf ⓘ provide overland route to India and the Persian Gulf ⓘ strengthen German influence in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | geopolitics of the Middle East ⓘ |
| intendedEndPoint | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainContractor |
Anatolian Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deutsche Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Weltpolitik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German imperial policy ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anatolian Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hejaz Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Eastern oil interests ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Baghdad Railway Convention of 1903
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international diplomatic disputes before World War I ⓘ |
| startPoint | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partially completed before World War I ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
German influence in the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Great Power rivalry in the Middle East ⓘ imperial ambitions of the German Empire ⓘ |
| usedGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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