Libya–Tunisia border
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The Libya–Tunisia border is 461 km (286 mi) in length and runs from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the tripoint with Algeria in the south.[1]
Description
The border starts in the north on the Mediterranean coast at Ras Ajdir, proceeding overland southwards and then south-westwards via a series of irregular lines down to the tripoint with Algeria.[2]
History
For most of the 19th century both Tunisia and the coastal regions of modern Libya (organised as the
In September 1911 Italy invaded Tripolitania, and the
During the
In 2011 Libyan dictator
In March 2023, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed denounced the Libyan offshore field. Kais Saied laments that Tunisia has only received "crumbs from Bouri", while a fair sharing of its revenues could "meet all Tunisia's needs and more". And this, while the dispute around the maritime border area between Libya and Tunisia was decided in favor of Libya by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1982. A decision confirmed in 1985 by the same organizational body.[1].
Settlements near the border
Libya
Tunisia
- Alouet el Gouna
- Dehiba
See also
References
- ^ CIA World Factbook – Libya, retrieved 22 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 141–46.
- ^ a b c d e f International Boundary Study No. 121 – Libya-Tunisia Boundary (PDF), 7 April 1972, retrieved 23 January 2020
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- ^ "Treaty of Lausanne, October, 1912". Mount Holyoke College, Program in International Relations.
- ^ "HISTORY OF LIBYA". HistoryWorld.
- ^ Daragahi, Borzou (25 June 2011). "Libyan's western front joins battle". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Live Update: Thousands Flee Across Libya–Tunisia Border". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Ghanmi, Monia (25 September 2013). "Tunisia confronts arms smuggling". Magharebia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Tunisia prepares to receive refugees from Libya". InfoMigrants. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.