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Laying the last rails on Turksib. 1930.

Laying the last rails on Turksib. 1930.The Turkestan-Siberian Railway (Turk-Sib) is a railway that connects Central Asia with Siberia. It starts north of Tashkent in Uzbekistan at Arys, where it branches off from the Trans-Aral Railway. It heads roughly northeast through Shymkent, Taraz, Bishkek (on a spur) to the former Kazakh capital of Almaty. The bulk of construction works was undertaken between 1926 and 1931.
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Title:
Laying the last rails on Turksib. 1930.
Caption:
Laying the last rails on Turksib. 1930.The Turkestan-Siberian Railway (Turk-Sib) is a railway that connects Central Asia with Siberia. It starts north of Tashkent in Uzbekistan at Arys, where it branches off from the Trans-Aral Railway. It heads roughly northeast through Shymkent, Taraz, Bishkek (on a spur) to the former Kazakh capital of Almaty. The bulk of construction works was undertaken between 1926 and 1931.
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3561 x 5889 px | 60.0 MB
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30.1 x 49.9 cm | 11.9 x 19.6 in (300 dpi)