IRAQ-TURKEY RAILROAD BUILT WITH ARMENIAN BLOOD OPENED
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Feb 17 2010
Armenia
Turkey bade ceremonial welcome to the first passenger train arriving
to Turkish Mardin province from Iraqi city of Mosul.
According to CNNTurk, Mardin governor met the train in person and
maintained that rail traffic will strengthen the social-economic
relations between Turkey and Iraq.
Head of Iraqi branch in Mosul thanked for hearty welcome and the
train departed to Haziantep (Ayntap).
Before the Armenian Genocide in 1915 authorities of Young Turks sent
thousands of Armenians to build this ill-fated railway and killed of
them right at the spot.