# Bir Tawil

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Bir Tawil

Unclaimed land between Egypt and Sudan

Unclaimed land in None

| Bir Ṭawil  بير طويل | |
| --- | --- |
| [Unclaimed land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius "Terra nullius") | |
| [Topographic map of Bir Ṭawil (outlined in red)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Topographic_Map_of_Bir_Tawil.png "Topographic map of Bir Ṭawil (outlined in red)") [Topographic map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_map "Topographic map") of Bir Ṭawil (outlined in red) | |
| [Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egypt_adm_location_map.svg "Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries") Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries  Bir Ṭawil  Bir Ṭawil (Egypt) Show map of Egypt  [Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sudan_adm_location_map.svg "Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries") Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries  Bir Ṭawil  Bir Ṭawil (Sudan) Show map of Sudan  [Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_location_map.svg "Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries") Neither Egypt nor Sudan claims Bir Tawil, which is located between the two countries  Bir Ṭawil  Bir Ṭawil (Africa) Show map of Africa | |
| Coordinates: [21°52′9″N 33°44′52″E / 21.86917°N 33.74778°E / 21.86917; 33.74778](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bir_Tawil&params=21_52_9_N_33_44_52_E_type:landmark) | |
| Country | *[None](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius "Terra nullius")* |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,060 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
|  | Transient populations only[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-1) |

**Bir Tawil** ([Egyptian Arabic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Arabic_language "Egyptian Arabic language"): بير طويل, romanised: *Bīr Ṭawīl*, [lit.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_translation "Literal translation") 'tall water well', [[biːɾ tˤɑˈwiːl]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Egyptian_Arabic "Help:IPA/Egyptian Arabic")) is a 2,060 km2 (795.4 mi2) area of land along the [border](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt–Sudan_border "Egypt–Sudan border") between [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt "Egypt") and [Sudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan "Sudan") which is claimed by neither country. Together with the neighbouring [Halaib Triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halaib_Triangle "Halaib Triangle"), it is sometimes called the **Bir Tawil Triangle** (**Bartazoja Triangle**),[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-2) despite its [quadrilateral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrilateral "Quadrilateral") shape; the two regions border at a [quadripoint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadripoint "Quadripoint").

Its unclaimed 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 Halaib Triangle is claimed by both and Bir Tawil by neither. As of 2024,[[update]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bir_Tawil&action=edit) Bir Tawil remains the only place that is [habitable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability "Habitability") but [not claimed by any recognised government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unclaimed_territory "Unclaimed territory").[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-3)

## History

On 19 January 1899, an agreement between the [United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland") and Egypt relating to the administration of Sudan defined "Soudan" as the "territories south of the [22nd parallel of latitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_parallel_north "22nd parallel north")".[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-:0-4) It contained a provision that would give Egypt control of the [Red Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea "Red Sea") port of [Suakin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suakin "Suakin"), but an amendment on 10 July 1899 gave Suakin to Sudan instead.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-:0-4)

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_the_Hala%27ib_Triangle_and_Bir_Tawil_in_1912.png/250px-Map_of_the_Hala%27ib_Triangle_and_Bir_Tawil_in_1912.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Hala'ib_Triangle_and_Bir_Tawil_in_1912.png)

Map of the Hala'ib Triangle and Bir Tawil from 1912

On 4 November 1902, the UK drew a separate "administrative boundary", intended to reflect the actual use of the land by the tribes in the region.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-:0-4) Bir Tawil was grazing land used by the [Ababda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ababda "Ababda") tribe based near [Aswan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan "Aswan"), and thus was placed under Egyptian administration from [Cairo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo "Cairo"). Similarly, the Hala'ib Triangle to the northeast was placed under the British governor of Sudan, because its inhabitants were culturally closer to [Khartoum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum "Khartoum").

Egypt claims the original border from 1899, the 22nd parallel, which would place the Hala'ib Triangle within Egypt and the Bir Tawil area within Sudan. Sudan, however, claims the administrative border of 1902, which would put Hala'ib within Sudan, and Bir Tawil within Egypt. As a result, both states claim Hala'ib and neither claims the much less valuable Bir Tawil area, which is only a tenth the size, and has no permanent settlements or access to the sea. There is no basis in international law for either Sudan or Egypt to claim both territories, and neither nation is willing to cede Hala'ib. With no recognised third state claiming the neglected area, Bir Tawil is one of the few land areas of the world not claimed by any recognised state.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-5)[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-6)

## Geography

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Satellite_image_of_Bir_Tawil.jpg/250px-Satellite_image_of_Bir_Tawil.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Bir_Tawil.jpg)

2021 satellite image of Bir Tawil (outlined in red) by [Landsat 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsat_8 "Landsat 8")

Bir Tawil is 2,060 km2 (795.4 sq mi) in size. The lengths of its northern and southern borders are 95 kilometres (59 mi) and 46 kilometres (29 mi) respectively; the lengths of its eastern and western borders are 26 kilometres (16 mi) and 49 kilometres (30 mi) respectively. In the north of the area is the mountain Jabal Ṭawil (جبل طويل), with a height of 459 metres (1,506 ft). In the east is [Gabal Hagar El Zarqa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabal_Hagar_El_Zarqa "Gabal Hagar El Zarqa"), with a height of 662 metres (2,172 ft), marking the territory's highest point. In the south is the [Wadi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi "Wadi") Ṭawil (وادي طويل), also called *Khawr Abū Bard*. There is no surface water in Bir Tawil.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-7)

## Climate

Bir Tawil's climate is, according to the [Köppen climate classification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köppen_climate_classification "Köppen climate classification"), a [hot desert climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_desert_climate "Hot desert climate") (Bwh). For approximately three-quarters of the year the temperature can exceed 40 °C (104 °F), and in the three hottest months (June–August) it can be as high as 45 °C (113 °F). During the winters (December and January being its mildest months), Bir Tawil can have lower temperatures, with 26 °C (79 °F) as its usual temperature peak.

Because the territory is far from the ocean (being at least 200 km or 120 mi away from the Red Sea), the [diurnal temperature range](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diurnal_temperature_variation "Diurnal temperature variation") throughout the region is large, about 20 °C (36 °F) year-round.[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-8)

| Climate data for Bir Tawil | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 32 (90) | 37 (99) | 40 (104) | 42 (108) | 42 (108) | 42 (108) | 41 (106) | 38 (100) | 32 (90) | 27 (81) | 36 (96) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7 (45) | 8 (46) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 19 (66) | 13 (55) | 9 (48) | 16 (61) |
| Source: *MeteoBlue.com*[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Population

Bir Tawil has no settled population, but members of the [Ababda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ababda "Ababda") and [Bishari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishari "Bishari") tribes pass through the region,[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-shenker030316-10) and unregulated mining camps have been established throughout the territory in search of gold deposits.[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-11)[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-12) [Young Pioneer Tours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Pioneer_Tours "Young Pioneer Tours") operated two tours to the territory in 2019 and 2024, and claimed the existence of permanent settlements related to the unregulated mining camps. They also reported that mercenaries and weapons dealers linked to the ongoing civil war in Sudan were operating in the area.[[13]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-YPTours-13)

The local population has reacted unfavourably to attempts to claim their lands over the internet. While they mostly welcomed rare visitors, they are also armed well enough to repel foreign occupiers.[[13]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-YPTours-13)

## Claims


See also: [Attempts to claim Bir Tawil as a sovereign state](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_claim_Bir_Tawil_as_a_sovereign_state "Attempts to claim Bir Tawil as a sovereign state")

Due to its status as **[de jure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure "De jure")** unclaimed territory, a number of individuals and organisations have attempted to [claim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_claim "Land claim") Bir Tawil as a [micronation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation "Micronation"); because of the remoteness and hostile climate of the region, the vast majority of these claims have been by declarations posted on the internet from other locations. None of these claims, or any others, have been recognised, officially or otherwise, by any government or international organisation.[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-shenker030316-10)[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_note-14)

## Literature

* Dean Karalekas (2020). *The Men in No Man's Land: A Journey Into Bir Tawil*. 120 pages. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [979-8666413401](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/979-8666413401 "Special:BookSources/979-8666413401").

## See also

* [Egypt–Sudan relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt–Sudan_relations "Egypt–Sudan relations")
* [Marie Byrd Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Byrd_Land "Marie Byrd Land"), an area in Antarctica that is also unclaimed
* [Croatia–Serbia border dispute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia–Serbia_border_dispute "Croatia–Serbia border dispute"), another border dispute with unclaimed territories.
* [Wadi Halfa Salient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Halfa_Salient "Wadi Halfa Salient")
* [Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian–Iraqi_neutral_zone "Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone")
* *[Terra nullius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius "Terra nullius")*
* [Sarra Triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarra_Triangle "Sarra Triangle")

## References

1. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-1) Karalekas, Dean (2020). ["Navigating Terra Nullius: The Ababda and the Case for Indigenous Land Rights in Bir Tawil"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210120194441/http://www.gjefnet.com/images/Vol4No2/4.pdf) (PDF). *Global Journal of Economics and Finance*. **4** (2): 41–49. Archived from [the original](http://www.gjefnet.com/images/Vol4No2/4.pdf) (PDF) on 20 January 2021.
2. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-2) ["الجبل الأصفر.. "مملكة" تائهة بين مصر والسودان تثير الجدل"](https://www.aljazeera.net/politics/2019/9/9/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%87%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1). *Aljazeera.net*. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
3. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-3) Wood, Richard (5 October 2024). ["Unclaimed land is size of a small nation, but no government wants it"](https://www.9news.com.au/world/the-land-nobody-wants-bir-tawil/6db947b6-bb7a-4f62-ae3e-d627536b08b8). *[Nine News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_News "Nine News")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250406012109/https://www.9news.com.au/world/the-land-nobody-wants-bir-tawil/6db947b6-bb7a-4f62-ae3e-d627536b08b8) from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
4. [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-:0_4-1) [3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-:0_4-2) ["International Boundary Study: Sudan – Egypt (United Arab Republic) Boundary"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140113231654/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/limitsinseas/ibs018.pdf) (PDF). *law.fsu.edu*. Bureau of Intelligence and Research. 27 July 1962. pp. 2, 3. Archived from [the original](http://www.law.fsu.edu:80/library/collectio/limitsinseas/ibs018.pdf) (PDF) on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
5. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-5) ["Official version of map of Egypt"](http://www.mcit.gov.eg/images/maps/Intl_Boundaries_map1.jpg). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130526181255/http://www.mcit.gov.eg/images/maps/Intl_Boundaries_map1.jpg) from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
6. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-6) ["Egypt"](https://books.google.com/books?id=pqanFyF6nI0C&pg=PA209). *CIA World Factbook*. CIA. 2010. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-1602397279](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1602397279 "Special:BookSources/978-1602397279").
7. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-7) Shenker, Jack (3 March 2016). ["Welcome to the land that no country wants"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_(identifier) "ISSN (identifier)") [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
8. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-8) ["Simulated historical climate & weather data for 21.82°N 33.86°E"](https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/21.815N33.856E393_Africa%2FCairo). *Meteoblue.com*. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
9. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-9) ["Weather for Bir Tawil"](https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/21.815N33.856E393_Africa%2FCairo). MeteoBlue.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
10. [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-shenker030316_10-0) [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-shenker030316_10-1) Shenker, Jack (3 March 2016). ["Welcome to the land that no country wants"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil). *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")*. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
11. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-11) Batya (18 July 2020). ["Bir Tawil – Tracking Kalashnikovs in No Man's Land"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185509/https://reaperfeed.com/bir-tawil-tracking-kalashnikovs-in-no-mans-land/). *Reaper Feed*. Archived from [the original](https://reaperfeed.com/bir-tawil-tracking-kalashnikovs-in-no-mans-land/) on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
12. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-12) O'Connor, Robert (27 October 2021). ["The Battle for the Last Unclaimed Land on Earth"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-battle-for-the-last-unclaimed-land-on-earth/). *[VICE News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VICE_News "VICE News")*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
13. [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-YPTours_13-0) [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-YPTours_13-1) ["Bir Tawil: The Strange Tale of Unclaimed Land — 2024 Travel Update"](https://www.youngpioneertours.com/strange-tale-bir-tawil/). *Young Pioneer Tours*. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
14. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil#cite_ref-14) Ma, Alexandra (15 November 2017). ["This man is the latest in a series of travellers to declare ownership of a bizarre no man's land in north Africa"](https://www.businessinsider.com/bir-tawil-suyash-dixit-declares-ownership-of-land-in-north-africa-2017-11). *Business Insider*. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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