City of Silk Rail Network to Link Middle East & China
August 4th, 2008

Via Inhabitat, news that Camassive urban masterplan has been approved for Madinat al-Hareer, or City of Silk, in Subiya, Kuwait. With a budget of £66 billion ($132bn USD), the project is an ambitious endeavor that will provide a rail network between major Middle East cities and China.  As the article notes:

“…Kuwait, Damascus, Baghdad, and Iran are all along the intended railway route, which will link these cities to Israel and China…”

City of Silk, Madinat al-Hareer, Subiya Kuwait, world

City of Silk, Madinat al-Hareer, Subiya Kuwait, world


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