Sarra Triangle

The Sarra Triangle, highlighted in red, and the surrounding countries with modern borders
Map of Africa in 1909 - The Sarra triangle from the Anglo-Egyptian period is visible on it.

The Sarra Triangle is a strip of land, today located in the Kufra District of Libya's Cyrenacian geographical subdivision. The strip of land was originally claimed by Britain and added to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, though Britain never held any de facto authority over the strip. In 1934 an agreement was struck between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Italy, ceding the territory to the Italian colony in Libya. The land is home to a minor oasis called Ma'tan as-Sarra.

The present borders were established by an agreement signed in Rome on July 20, 1934. The border thus established by the agreement transferred the administration of the Sarra triangle from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Italian Libya, adding approximately 30,000 square kilometers of area.

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References

  1. ↑ "International Boundary Study" (PDF). fall.fsulawrc.com. 16 October 1961. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 133–40.