Did you know? The Hejaz Railway Line was a part of the Ottoman railway network connecting Istabul to Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula. The railway line, which was supposed to transport pilgrims from all over the Ottoman Empire to Mecca via Damascus, never reached its final destination but stopped at Medina 400km short of Mecca....
Aaron Aschkarmy grandfather moved from damascus ere unfortunately i was never able to visit damascus and get to now my relatives is it possible that we are related Dimitri Ashkar dr med was my grandfather...