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Was the Straits of Tiran Egyptian territory before the Six Day War?
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∙ 11y ago
No on a technicality, and no in general.
Technicality: The word territory comes from the Latin "terra", meaning land. A country's territory, therefore, is exclusively those areas of land that a country occupies. Since the Straits of Tiran are a body of water, they cannot be part of national territory.
General: There several major treaties concerning the Right to Navigation on the High Seas. One of the central provisions in these treaties is that any strait cannot come under the direct control of any nation to preserve the right for all nations to use those waterways. In the case of straits, it is particularly important since straits are in many cases the only way to get from one body of water to another and wars have frequently been fought to control straits in the past. While the Straits of Tiran are right off of the Egyptian border, Egypt cannot exercise sovereign power over the straits pursuant to these international treaties.
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hormuz strait,strait of gibralter etc. i only know 2 of'em peace out :)
What 5 bodies of water surround the Arabian Peninsula?
The Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
Why did President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt blockade israeli ships in the Straits of Tiran and prevent them from passing through the Suez Canal in 1952?
Egypt was a member of the Arab League and opposed the existence of Israel.
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Egypt was a member of the Arab League and opposed the existence of Israel.
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When was Itay Tiran born?
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