Feature: What Are the Roots of Egypt’s Sugarcane Railway?

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Presenter: Lili Martinez

Delivered: London on June 25, 2023

In this afikra feature, Lili Martinez delves into the roots of Egypt's sugarcane railway. She talks about Egypt's agriculture, their sugarcane cultivation, and how the sugarcane train came to be.

Sources & Future References

• The Role of Light Railway in Sugarcane Transport in Egypt

• Decauville Track – Fleming's Bond

• Railway Relics (and more) in the Caribbean

• Sugar and Iron: Khedive Ismail’s sugar factories in Egypt and the role of French engineering companies (1867-1875)

• Sugar cane transport

• Australian sugar cane railways

• A brief history of Britain in Egypt

• Egypt and the British Empire

• Egypt signs €8 billion deal with Siemens for high-speed rail

• In pictures: The making of sugar cane molasses in Egypt | Middle East Eye

• Railways in the Nile Valley

• The Story of Africa | BBC World Service

• FWD: Muhammad Ali - The Founder of Modern Egypt — afikra | عفكرة

• Egyptian Railroads History by Amr Nasr Eldin

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Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.