Countries of the Middle East

What's the little blip on Egypt's southern border? Reminds of the bit sticking out of Minnesota into Canada

Presently I believe it's referred to as the Bir Tawil.

Here is this video: https://youtu.be/gtLxZiiuaXs (skip to 6:46)

The video that Gamer1162 references the history of the area, but doesn't speak to the 'blip' directly. The same amendment to the condominium treaty that makes Bir Tamil unclaimed and Hala'ib claimed by both Sudan and Egypt puts the Wadi Halfa under Sudanese control, as it was easier to manage the flooding on Lake Nubia from the Sudanese side.

This is very interesting. Since this is unclaimed territory, I wonder what would happen if someone goes there and plants his flag.

They did. A child (in U.S., I think) wanted to be a princess. So her dad went there, "claimed" it, and declared her Princess and ruler. Trump has proposed to her (after Melania divorces him) if she'll make him King - having a higher IQ, she declined.

Actually both territories are part of the same territorial dispute. There are to different treaties that define that border, and each country stands by one of them. Both claim the Hala'ib Triangle (which is rich in resourses) is theirs, which means they cannot claim Bir Tawil as well because none of the two treaties gives both territories to one of the two countries.

I believe that it was vice versa: Sudan believed in an old colonial border while Egypt believed it was a line of longitude. The blip is a dispute over the Hala’ib triangle. Bir Tawil hasn’t been claimed because neither country wants to claim the lesser piece of land.

Look up "Wadi Halfa"

ibx2cat is nice

Did it al with 100000 minutes left! i'm only 0.5

I didn't realize that Cyprus was considered part of the Middle East. You learn something new every day, I guess.

true

This time I don't agree with the quiz maker. Cyprus is in Asia, but I would not include it in the Middle East.

The concept of "Middle East" is quite political anyway. But ok, let's say that the turkish part of Cyprus qualifies it for being in the Middle East.

Personally I think the Causcasian countries and Cyprus are definitely European, but that's just me.

I guess Northern Cyprus is part of the Middle East, because it is claimed by Middle Eastern Turkey, but the actual country itself is practically a part of Europe. It is part of the EU, uses the euro, and speaks mostly Greek, an European language.

I'll save Cyprus only.

Maybe a few others, but, definately leave Syria and Iraq

Nice quiz! Maybe less time as I got 'em all with 1:52 remaining...

I saved all the Middle Easterners from drowning.

Whoever deletes comments here is trying to cover up evidence...

nice quiz

Jetpunk seems to be very adamant that the Palestinian territories and separate from the state of Israel, and yet that land is filled in when you type in Israel.

And the reverse happens - wen you type in Palestine, it also gives you Israel! I doubt the Israelis would class themselves as a territory of Palestine. Since Israel has specifically not claimed Palestine as its own territory, then "Territories" makes no sense in the Palestine answer, because to be a territory, you have to be a territory of somewhere, and the only possible place it would have been classed as a territory (unwillingly, since it's declared itself to be a country anyway, with majority world recognition) would have been of Israel.

Basically Isralestine gets you two points.

And maybe a more accurate name would be the Palestinian Pieces of Land

It's still part of Israel - Palestine isn't a country

I didn't understand the premise at first and was wondering why in the world the quiz included a random photo of water...

"Oh no! All the countries of the Middle East have fallen into the sea." - And the world is a lot more peaceful place now ;)

I kept trying to type "cypress" instead of "Cyprus." I guess i was thinking of the tree.

for what? Recognizing a kindred spirit in truthiness?

False

Since when were the "stans" ever included in the Middle East?

2:41 left XD

Do you speak with such hyperbole in everyday conversation, too?

I made a quiz for the most populated countries in the middle east https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/253623/most-populated-middle-eastern-countries

Good quiz. It is to my understanding Egypt is in Africa not Asia and therfore should not be considered Middle East; but then again...............

Easy

100% first try :)

Australia is in Eurovision lol

No lie - that description would make an interesting short film plot