Halaib Triangle

proper noun

A region of Africa, along the border between Egypt and Sudan, claimed by both Egypt and Sudan.

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proper nounthe Halaib Triangle

alternative Hala'ib Triangle

  1. A region of Africa, along the border between Egypt and Sudan, claimed by both Egypt and Sudan.

    The new postcolonial government in Khartoum immediately declared that its national borders matched the tweaked boundaries stipulated in the second proclamation, making the Hala’ib triangle Sudanese.

    2016 March 3, Jack Shenker, “Welcome to the land that no country wants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2020
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APA

Halaib Triangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halaib%20Triangle

MLA

“Halaib Triangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halaib%20Triangle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Halaib Triangle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halaib%20Triangle.

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