One Of The Last Piece Of Land Unclaimed On Earth

Bir Tawil, a parcel of land, is unclaimed by any country globally. It can be your new kingdom.

Karthick Nambi
World history in chunks

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Bir Tawil. Source-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Bir_Tawil-Map.jpg

Are you looking to start your own country? For starters, you need a strip of land unclaimed by any major country in the world. In this technology-driven world, it’s highly improbable that such a land could exist. Luckily there is one such parcel of land available for grab in Africa. It is called Bir Tawil.

Colonization:

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European colonialism had a lasting impact on the lives of many African nations even today. European countries in the 18th century went on a spree occupying Africa with force. The occupiers didn’t consider the ground situation as borderlines separated many tribes. In many places, the border was simply a straight line cutting through the livelihood of many families. Britain drew one such line to separate Egypt and Sudan.

Britain, the most ferocious colonizer, occupied Egypt on the pretext of protecting it from external invasion. The truth was Britain wanted to control the Suez canal, which supplied it with precious materials from its colony in India…

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