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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infrastructure project
international railway project
railway line
alsoKnownAs Berlin–Baghdad Railway
linked to: Baghdad Railway
associatedWith Abdülhamid II
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Young Turk era
causeOf strategic concerns over access to India
tensions between Germany and Britain
constructionStart 1903
country German Empire
Ottoman Empire
developer German Empire
Ottoman Empire
endPoint Baghdad
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
locatedIn Anatolia
Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire
mainContractor Anatolian Railway Company
Deutsche Bank
opposedBy France
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
partOf German Weltpolitik
linked to: Weltpolitik

German imperial policy
passesThrough Aleppo
Ankara
Mosul region
linked to: Mosul Vilayet
relatedTo Anatolian Railway
Hejaz Railway
Middle Eastern oil interests
significantEvent Baghdad Railway Convention of 1903
international diplomatic disputes before World War I
startPoint Berlin
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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Turkish State Railways precededBy Baghdad Railway
Anatolian Railway Company preceded Baghdad Railway project
linked to: Baghdad Railway
Anatolian Railway Company influenced Baghdad Railway Company
linked to: Baghdad Railway
Anatolian Railway Company partOf Ottoman railway network
linked to: Baghdad Railway
Baghdad Railway alsoKnownAs Berlin–Baghdad Railway
linked to: Baghdad Railway