Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
proposed railway
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
Trans-Sahara Railway
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gptkbp:category |
proposed railway lines in Africa
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gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Sahara_Desert
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gptkbp:discusses |
gptkb:African_Union
French colonial authorities |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Trans-Saharan Railway
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 4,500 km (proposed)
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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
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gptkbp:status |
proposed
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gptkbp:yearProposed |
late 19th century
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lagos–Algiers_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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