Aqaba railway corporation

Collection title

Jordanian television

ID

JRT00352

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

A documentary which talks about the Aqaba railway institution which is the core of the railway stations in the Kingdom since 1900. The importance of the railway has been the transport and transfer of phosphate from the South of the Kingdom to Aqaba’s port since 1972. The institution was then called “the Aqaba railway corporation”. The institution contributes in the national economy; it transfers phosphate from the mines to Aqaba port. There were many achievements in railways : the size of many achievements in railways , the size of locomotives, modern technology and the capacity of employment in this institution which has increased a lot .

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Ben Ali Cherif Hussein
• Elhachimi Abdellah - King of Jordan

Primary theme

Roads and transports

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Historical heritages / Ottoman Empire

Credits / Cast

• Awjan Raad - Author of original work
• Rehahla Adnan - Director

Period of events

• From 1900 to 1925

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Ma'an

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

8m45

Additional information

snapshots of Sherif Al Hossein Bin Ali - snapshots of King Abdullah II in a visit to the company - footage of trains - training centre - maintenance - mechanics - workers- mines