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> There are areas in the world that are simply no man’s land. (Terra Nullius if you want to sound smart at the next cocktail party). Bir Tawil is an interesting
by rob74 4y ago
> There are areas in the world that are simply no man’s land. (Terra Nullius if you want to sound smart at the next cocktail party). Bir Tawil is an interesting case to study: This area between Egypt and Sudan is claimed by neither of the two bordering countries. It is the only geopolitically disputed area on earth in which both parties state “Nah, this is not mine, it’s yours!”.
In case you're not familiar with this particular quirk, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil) explains it better than I could:
"Its terra nullius status results from a discrepancy between the straight political boundary between Egypt and Sudan established in 1899, and the irregular administrative boundary established in 1902. Egypt asserts the political boundary, and Sudan asserts the administrative boundary, with the result that the Hala'ib Triangle is claimed by both and Bir Tawil by neither."
So because both countries claim the Hala'ib Triangle (which is much larger and has sea access), neither claim Bir Tawil (which is smaller and in the middle of the desert).
- mdp2021 4y agoAnybody in to create a physical HN community? Be bring soil and protect it regulating the sun through elevated solar panels; solutions for irrigation are an open question. We get satellite connectivity and sell services to the neighbours and more. Since we get free land before full maturity of inflatable oceanic land... Well, one can dream.
- eesmith 4y agoSeveral have already attempted that. All hail Princess Emily of the Kingdom of North Sudan. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2014/jul/15/claim-piece-africa-for-daughter-princess-emily-sudan https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2014/jul/... Or is that the Kingdom of the State of Bir Tawil? https://birtawilgov.weebly.com/ https://birtawilgov.weebly.com/ Or perhaps the The Emirate of Bir Tawil? https://emirateofbirtawil.blogspot.com/ https://emirateofbirtawil.blogspot.com/ Or the Grand Dukedom of Bir-Tawil? http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database/Micro-Nations/Grand_Dukedom_of_Bir-Tawil.htm http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database/Micro-Nations/Grand_Duke... The Emerite of Bir Tawil - https://www.prlog.org/11294860-emirate-of-bir-tawil-is-formed.html https://www.prlog.org/11294860-emirate-of-bir-tawil-is-forme... The Confederated Empire of Bir Tawil and Territories - https://www.facebook.com/The-Confederated-Empire-of-Bir-Tawil-and-Territories-103972474859469/ https://www.facebook.com/The-Confederated-Empire-of-Bir-Tawi... The United Lunar Emirates - https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/accept-united-lunar-emirates-to-be-member-of https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/accept-united-lunar-emir... Whatever you do, watch out for bandits.
- rumpatoc 4y agoThere's another, much smaller one between Serbia and Croatia (https://osm.org/relation/5187149 https://osm.org/relation/5187149 ), complete with an attempt to establish a state on it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland )