AllTop Viral!

The most viral news stories that you need to know about.

The piece of land nobody wants

Posted by / January 4, 2018

You have probably never heard of Bir Tawil, but it holds a strange distinction: it is the only piece of land on the planet that countries actually try to disavow. Why does no one want this piece of land? It’s a matter of border disputes. Basically, there are two borders between Egypt and the Sudan, both drawn by the British. One border gives Egypt more coastal land, the other gives Sudan more coastal land. The other difference between those two borders is Bir Tawil. If you get Bir Tawil, you lose the coastal land. So no one wants it.

Full story at YouTube.

More great geography.

Comments are off for this post.

  • GLOCK GUY

    Nobody wants the land and nobody cares about the people who live their

  • Thanks for your post, basically, there are two borders between Egypt and the Sudan