And then there are the borders in Africa which for the most part were drawn by a bunch of old white guys in Berlin who had never been and never would actually visit Africa.
In the early 21st C. a Slovenian adventurer and pilot of small aircraft, Matevz Lenarcic, started flying around the world in ultra-light aircraft. He was deliberately making the point that the greatest obstacle to travelling anywhere on earth was no longer the limitations of our understanding and mathematics of navigation; nor was it our ability to know our position and make our way accurately between fixes; or travel non-stop for long distances. In short - all the technological barriers to travel had been solved. But - the One Remaining Barrier - and most thorny one to address, is our human concept of borders and 'control' of land and air spaces. This barrier shows no signs of falling soon.
You have made me mad, again. By bringing up my favourite subject of G yet again. Borders are defined by either geographics landmarks like rivers, mountains, etc. But within Indian Republic, they are also defined by linguistic too.
Tamil Nadu for Tamil speaking people etc.
Coming to your 1600 century treaty, or is a lame excuse for territory border. Hindu kingdoms were defined by an invisible border for more than 2000 years.
Coming to your Dhaid enclave of Omani origins within the Emirates, there are other such encircled enclave too. Within the Fujariah Emirate and also within Hatta (part of Dubai Emirates) and also near the Al Ain oasis border, which is part of Abu Dhabi.
There are other boundary issue between Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the Empty Quater common border.
One of the most terribly complex area of borders and exclaves exists in the Fergana valley split by the Soviets among Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Interesting article, and I know that you are likely exaggerating to be entertaining, but borders serve important purposes.
Just like fences facilitate private ownership of land, borders enable nation-states to function. And borders also help to keep the peace, as your example of the Treaty of Westphalia illustrates. Without borders, we would be in a constant state of war, like Medieval Europe.
But I do like the idea of focusing on strange borders.
I cannot remember its name but I have heard of a strange region near the Danube that is essentially stateless due to the changing course of the Danube river.
And then there are the borders in Africa which for the most part were drawn by a bunch of old white guys in Berlin who had never been and never would actually visit Africa.
In the early 21st C. a Slovenian adventurer and pilot of small aircraft, Matevz Lenarcic, started flying around the world in ultra-light aircraft. He was deliberately making the point that the greatest obstacle to travelling anywhere on earth was no longer the limitations of our understanding and mathematics of navigation; nor was it our ability to know our position and make our way accurately between fixes; or travel non-stop for long distances. In short - all the technological barriers to travel had been solved. But - the One Remaining Barrier - and most thorny one to address, is our human concept of borders and 'control' of land and air spaces. This barrier shows no signs of falling soon.
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You have made me mad, again. By bringing up my favourite subject of G yet again. Borders are defined by either geographics landmarks like rivers, mountains, etc. But within Indian Republic, they are also defined by linguistic too.
Tamil Nadu for Tamil speaking people etc.
Coming to your 1600 century treaty, or is a lame excuse for territory border. Hindu kingdoms were defined by an invisible border for more than 2000 years.
Coming to your Dhaid enclave of Omani origins within the Emirates, there are other such encircled enclave too. Within the Fujariah Emirate and also within Hatta (part of Dubai Emirates) and also near the Al Ain oasis border, which is part of Abu Dhabi.
There are other boundary issue between Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the Empty Quater common border.
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One of the most terribly complex area of borders and exclaves exists in the Fergana valley split by the Soviets among Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Interesting article, and I know that you are likely exaggerating to be entertaining, but borders serve important purposes.
Just like fences facilitate private ownership of land, borders enable nation-states to function. And borders also help to keep the peace, as your example of the Treaty of Westphalia illustrates. Without borders, we would be in a constant state of war, like Medieval Europe.
But I do like the idea of focusing on strange borders.
Two that I know of:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191201-a-us-town-only-reached-through-canada
I cannot remember its name but I have heard of a strange region near the Danube that is essentially stateless due to the changing course of the Danube river.