Rail transport in Somalia
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The only railway in Somalia, the Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway, was built by Italy
in the 1910s. The track gauge was , a gauge favoured by the Italians in Africa
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The railway was dismantled in the 1940s by the British, and never restored.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in the 1910s. The track gauge was , a gauge favoured by the Italians in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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The railway was dismantled in the 1940s by the British, and never restored.
See also
- Italian SomaliansItalian SomaliansItalian Somalis or Italo Somalis are Somali descendants from Italian colonists, as well as Italian long-term residents in Somalia.- History :...
- Transport in Somalia