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World Service,11 Jan 2006,22 mins

The Hejaz Railway

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The impact of the railway in Jordan: the Bedouin's caravan trade collapsed, Amman was transformed, and the desert castle of Qasr Mshatta dismantled. Presented by Malcolm Billings.

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