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Bir Tawil
- petercooper 4y agoI swear I watched a fun documentary about some guy who travelled there just for the fun of it, but I can't find it. However, it seems radio hams don't disappoint and travelled there in 2016 to get some QSOs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro5jmvu4jkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro5jmvu4jkM
- narcraft 4y agoI hereby claim this territory!
- anotherboffin 4y agoDo you have a flag?
- milliams 4y agoNo flag, no country!
- martopix 4y agoFrom the article itself "Due to its status as de jure unclaimed territory, a number of individuals and organizations have attempted to claim Bir Tawil as a micronation. However, none have been taken seriously by the international community, and due to the remoteness and hostile climate of the region, the vast majority of these claims have been by declarations posted online from other locations."
- narcraft 4y agoDon't be jealous
- the_gipsy 4y agoYou're not even there!
- csomar 4y agoOne problem with claiming this area is that you'll be landlocked by 200Km to the nearest sea point. It also doesn't help that the area is in the middle of a land conflict between two countries. Also, while it's "habitable", it's still the desert. You don't have access to the nile, or the sea. Which means living there will be quite challenging.
- sgjohnson 4y agoIt's not a land conflict. It's a territorial dispute. There's no actual conflict happening with regards to Bir Tawil.
- throwaway4aday 4y agoIf you had enough drilling equipment you might be able to tap into the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer. From a quick glance at some maps it seems like at least the western part of this territory might have access to it.
- IanCal 4y agoHere's the Map Men episode covering it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iJSXaVvao&list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iJSXaVvao&list=PLfxy4_sBQd... Their videos are a delight of map details, and I love their style. Jay Foreman is also one of perhaps only two youtubers where I'll actually watch their sponsorship ads rather than skip (internet historian is the other).
- fbn79 4y agoGreat place for the next Las Vegas
- blueflow 4y agoThe wikipedia page claims that no-one lives there, but on aerial imagery, i can see quite some amount of huts: https://satellites.pro/#21.839354,33.804339,19 https://satellites.pro/#21.839354,33.804339,19
- wnkrshm 4y agoAccording to an article I found [0] there are gold mines there controlled by some tribal leaders. It seems to be inhabited but not under any nation state's control. [0] https://www.youngpioneertours.com/strange-tale-bir-tawil/ https://www.youngpioneertours.com/strange-tale-bir-tawil/
- blueflow 4y agoGood find! This explains the odd patterns of dug up ground to the northwest.
- martopix 4y agoThe wikipedia page says "transient populations", actually.
- throwaway4aday 4y agoGive me 7 expedition members and some pickaxes, we'll do the rest.