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Egypt–Sudan border. The Egypt – Sudan border (Arabic: الحدود السودانية المصرية) is 1,276 km (793 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Libya in the west to the Red Sea in the east. [1] The eastern section of the border is subject to a territorial dispute between the two states.
Bir Tawil (Egyptian Arabic: بير طويل, romanized: Bīr Ṭawīl, lit. 'tall water well', [biːɾ tˤɑˈwiːl]) is a 2,060 km 2 (795.4 sq mi) area of land along the border between Egypt and Sudan, which is uninhabited and claimed by neither country. When spoken of in association with the neighbouring Halaib Triangle, it is sometimes ...
Geography of Sudan. Coordinates: 15°00′N 30°00′E. Satellite image of the Sudan. Location of Sudan. Sudan is located in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya ...
The 22nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 22 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1899, the 22nd parallel was used by British colonial authorities to define the Egypt–Sudan border. [1]
The Wadi Halfa Salient, named after Wadi Halfa, a nearby Sudanese city 22 kilometers south of the border, is a salient of the international border between Egypt and the Sudan along the Nile River to the north. The area is controlled by Egypt. The area (along with the Halaib Triangle and Bir Tawil) is created by two different definitions of the ...
While Egypt and Sudan generally agreed on the Nile water question, they had failed to resolve a longstanding dispute over the location of their border near the Red Sea, an area called the Hala'ib Triangle. [14] Egypt occupied the disputed territory, but the matter remained ripe for future conflict.
Geography of Egypt. The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia. Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and the Red Sea. Egypt borders Libya to the west, Israel to the east and Sudan to the south. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km 2 (387,050 sq mi).
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sudan: . Sudan – North Eastern African state, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest.