Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire

Paris-based company that built and operated the railway lines in the Ottoman Empire's European territories
Organization railway_company Q1121125
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Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire

Summary

Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire is a railway company[1]. It draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #119 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire is in the country of Austria–Hungary[3].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire is in the country of Ottoman Empire[4].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's instance of is recorded as railway company[6].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's instance of is recorded as railway line[8].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire is operated by Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire[9].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire followed Q66004075[10].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[11].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's headquarters location is recorded as Vienna[12].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's child organization or unit is recorded as Salonica–Monastir Railway Company[13].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's Commons category is recorded as Chemins de fer Orientaux[14].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's industry is recorded as rail transport[15].
  • 1879 marks the founding of Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire[16].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire was dissolved in 1937[17].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's location of formation is recorded as Paris[18].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q65996230[19].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chemins de fer Orientaux[20].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's replaced by is recorded as Turkish State Railways[21].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's replaced by is recorded as French-Hellenic Railway Company[22].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Betriebsgesellschaft der Orientalischen Eisenbahnen, Ottomanische Aktien-Gesellschaft'}[23].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Compagnie d'explotation des chemins de fer orientaux, Société Anonyme Ottomane"}[24].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's date of official opening is recorded as 1870[25].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's supervisory board member is recorded as Adolf Ritter von Schenk[26].
  • Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's supervisory board member is recorded as Karl Schrader[27].

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Founding

1879 marks the founding of Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris[18].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Betriebsgesellschaft der Orientalischen Eisenbahnen, Ottomanische Aktien-Gesellschaft'}[23] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Compagnie d'explotation des chemins de fer orientaux, Société Anonyme Ottomane"}[24]. Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire followed Q66004075[10].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Istanbul[11], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1453[30] and Vienna[12], a federal capital[31], in Austria[32], founded in -0100[33]. Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q65996230[19]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Salonica–Monastir Railway Company[13]. It is operated by it[9].

Industry

Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire's industry is recorded as rail transport[15].

Dissolution

Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire was dissolved in 1937[17].

Why It Matters

Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #119 of 924).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . zeno.org. zeno.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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