Bir Tawil is unique in that it is one of the few places in the world that does not belong to any country. An area of about 2,000 km2 is located between Egypt and Sudan, and neither of the two countries claims the right to this territory. Due to inaccessible natural conditions, no inhabitants live in that area.
Under the 1899 treaty, Bir Tawil belonged to Sudan, and in return Egypt was given a piece of land known as Hala'ib, which is much larger and has many more resources than Bir Tawil.
However, the 1902 treaty gives Halai'b to Sudan, and Bir Tawil to Egypt. Since both states want Halai'b, each recognizes only the treaty under which Halai'b is owned by them.
To date, none has recognized Bir Tawil as its territory, as this would automatically leave Halai'b to another.
But that's why this no man's land has no princess.
Jeremiah Heaton from Abingdon in Virginia (USA) appropriated a piece of land between Egypt and Sudan and proclaimed it a "kingdom", so that his seven-year-old daughter Emily would be a real princess. Heaton was playing with Emily and she asked him if she would ever manage to become a real princess. Her father decided to go to no man's land and set up a flag designed by his children and declare that territory a kingdom.
Apart from Heaton, several people have previously claimed their rights to this land. He was journalist Jack Shenker, who visited Bir Tawil in 2011 and continued to hoist a yellow flag in the region.
The wanderings of Suyash Dikit's wanderers took him to this desolate country where he claimed the right to the region and called it the "Kingdom of Dikit".
However, no country or government or international body recognizes any of these claims, making them unfounded.
Anyway, at least it's interesting and this no-man's land got publicity.
Nice article!