Trans-Saharan Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf proposed railway
gptkbp:alternativeName Trans-Sahara Railway
gptkbp:category proposed railway lines in Africa
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:African_Union
French colonial authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Saharan Railway
gptkbp:length approximately 4,500 km (proposed)
gptkbp:notableRoute Algiers to Kano
Algiers to Lagos
Algiers to Zinder
gptkbp:proposedConnection gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:purpose facilitate trade between North and Sub-Saharan Africa
gptkbp:status proposed
gptkbp:yearProposed late 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lagos–Algiers_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8