The Adyghes have been allies of the Hashemite rulers ever since these came from Hijaz to Trans-Jordan and established the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan with the support of the British. |
The Hijaz Railways is a 338 km long narrow gauge railway, which is reportedly being closed. |
The Hijaz Jordan Railways provides limited passengers services and freight services between Amman and Damascus. |
The willingness of Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to reconstruct a standard gauge line under the aegis of the Hijaz Railways. |
In fact, the Hijaz group is established mainly in the western province of Saudi Arabia which is strategically sensitive and where most of the oil resources of the kingdom are concentrated. |
The Hijaz Jordan Railways needs financial support from the Public Treasury and from the Ministry of Transport. |