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Iranrud, meaning "Iran's River", refers to the idea of a canal bisecting the Iranian plateau in a north-south direction thereby connecting the Caspian Sea to the wider oceanic system. There are two proposed routes; a 950km western route beginning in Gilan Province which would turn and twist...

One of the factors most critical to the success of White Russia and the Allies during the Russian civil war was control over the Trans-Siberian Railway. What if there was already a dual-gauge bridge connecting this rail system, along with the Chinese-Manchurian Railway, to rail networks in the...

Note: I wasn't sure if this belonged in Maps and Graphics or Chat (due to a possible current politics aspect). Please move if necessary. So. What if some Chinese government tried to turn the Taklamakan Desert into a manmade sea, by diverting some of the flows of the Yangtze and Yellow River...