Hala'ib Triangle
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The Hala'ib Triangle is a mineral-rich, strategically located border region along the Red Sea that is claimed by both Egypt and Sudan.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halaib Triangle | 1 |
| Halaib Triangle region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ |
| borderDefinedBy | 1899 Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Red Sea coast to the east
ⓘ
mountainous and desert terrain inland ⓘ |
| borderRedefinedBy | 1902 administrative boundary ⓘ |
| claimedAsPartOf | Red Sea State (Sudanese claim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedUnderBoundary |
1899 political boundary (Egyptian claim)
ⓘ
1902 administrative boundary (Sudanese claim) ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert ⓘ |
| controlledSince | mid-1990s by Egypt ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deFactoControlledBy | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeInvolves |
maritime boundaries in the Red Sea
ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ |
| disputeType | territorial dispute ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Hala'ib and Shalateen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Halayeb Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 20,580 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Ababda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beja NERFINISHED ⓘ Bisharin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureDevelopmentBy | Egyptian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
gold
ⓘ
manganese ⓘ other minerals ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | several tens of thousands (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Abu Ramad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hala'ib NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalateen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly triangular ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of Red Sea coastline
ⓘ
potential offshore oil and gas ⓘ proximity to shipping lanes in the Red Sea ⓘ |
| isMineralRich | true ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Red Sea Governorate (Egyptian administration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeast Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Egypt–Sudan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.