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In 1899, the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway connection between Georgia and Armenia was established. [2] The Khashuri to Borjomi link was built in 1894, with the 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Borjomi to Bakuriani narrow-gauge line operational from 1902, to serve the higher level skiing community. The Kakheti railway branch line was completed ...
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
Map of railways of the Iberian peninsula (1921) The history of rail transport in Spain begins in the 19th century. In 1848, a railway line between Barcelona and Mataró was inaugurated, [1] although a line in Cuba (then a Spanish overseas province) connecting Havana and Bejucal had already opened in 1837. [2]
The main railway networks of Spain were initially constructed to a 1,672 mm (5 ft 5 + 13 ⁄ 16 in) gauge of six Castilian feet. Those of Portugal were instead built to a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) and later railways to a 1,664 mm ( 5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) gauge of five Portuguese feet – close enough to allow interoperability with Spanish ...
Kaspi is one of the oldest cities in Georgia. It is first mentioned in the 4th century. [3] During this period, Kaspi was one of largest and most important cities of the Iberian (old Georgian state) kingdom. It is on the trade routes shown on the late antiquity Peutinger map. Kaspi was the center of the historical administration object "Kaspis ...
Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015. The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows: [3] Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi), of which 1,351 km or 839 mi are electrified
In earliest times, the area of Caucasian Iberia was inhabited by several related tribes stemming from the Kura-Araxes culture. According to the Cyril Toumanoff, Moschians were the early proto-Georgian tribe which played a leading role in the consolidation of Iberian tribes largely inhabiting eastern and southern Georgia. [19]
Kartli (Georgian: ქართლი [ˈkʰaɾtʰli] ⓘ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia , Kartli played a crucial role in the ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle ...