Friday, August 25, 2006

Egyptian transportation

Egyptian transportation:

There are three types of transportation they are Passenger trains, Sleeper trains, Bus & ferry services.

ER is the backbone of passenger transportation in Egypt with 800 million passenger miles annually. Air-conditioned passenger trains usually have 1st and 2nd class service, while non-air-conditioned trains will have 2nd and 3 rd class. Most of the network connects the densely populated area of the Nile delta with Cairo and Alexandria as hubs. Train fares in commuter trains and 3rd class passenger trains are kept low as a social service. The Alexandria-Cairo-Luxor-Aswan link is served daily in both directions by air-conditioned sleeper trains of Abela Egypt. This service is especially attractive to tourists who can spend the night on the train as it covers the stretch between Cairo and Luxor a luxury express train also connects Cairo with Marsa Matruh towards the Lybian border. ENR serves a number of places by bus services including Abu Simbel, Sharm el Sheik, Siwa oasis, and Hurghada.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

kargil

Kargil war is an equipped conflict which took place between India and Pakistan form May and July 1999 in Kashmir. The war was between the Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants where this led to position on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which serves as the de facto border between the two nations. And this was the main cause for the start of the war. The Indian Army, supported by the air force, attacked the Pakistani positions and, with international tactful support, ultimately strained a Pakistani pulling out across the Line of Control. The war is one of the most recent examples of high altitude warfare, in mountainous terrain, and posed significant logistics problems for the combating sides.