The Hijaz railway ( reality and aspirations)

Collection title

The Hijaz railway

ID

JRT00304

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2008

Production year

2008

Abstract

A documentary to celebrate the centenary year of the Hijaz railway foundation by the Sultan Abdehamid II in 1900 during the Ottoman Empire for transporting pilgrims from Damascus to the holy places of pilgrimage and thus bring relief to them. The Hidjaz railway has linked Damascus to Daraa, to Oman, then Maane to Madoura then Tabouk. The train reached Medina in 1908 passing through 29 stations, this has contributed to build cities and villages at these stations to provide services and make the train and its services known. During the First World War the part of the railway from Maane to Medina was destroyed, but after the great Arab revolt, the Arab countries namely Syria, Jordan and Saoudi Arabia decided to restore it.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Ben Ali Cherif Hussein

Primary theme

Roads and transports

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Ottoman Empire
• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Djaber Mohamed - Author of original work
• AL Harassine Raeed - Speaker
• Aiche Ayman - Director

Period of events

• From 1900 to 1925

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Ma'an

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

13m56

Additional information

The railway/ stations / The Sultan Abdelhamid II / Cherif Houssein Ben Ali / Abdellah Ben Al Hussein , Its founder