Historical Entity
Hejaz Railway Station
Qanawat
Built by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, the Hejaz Railway Station in Damascus is the historic terminus of the Damascus-Medina railway. Its striking neo-Mamluk design remains an architectural landmark.
Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejaz_Railway_Station), accessed 2026-08; credibility: 4.
Established
1913
Original function
Railway terminus for the Hejaz Railway
Current function
Railway station and heritage site
Significance
Historic starting point of the Ottoman Hejaz Railway to Medina, an icon of early 20th-century Damascene architecture.
Connected places
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