Gabal Hagar El Zarqa (Arabic: جَـبَـل حَـجَـر الـزَّرْقَـاء, romanizedJabal Ḥajar az-Zarqā’)[1] is the highest point in Bir Tawil, an unclaimed area in the Nubian desert between Egypt and Sudan[2] in Northeast Africa. Due to a long-standing disagreement over the location of that border, its jurisdiction is unclear; it is said by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to be in Egypt.[3] In December 2017, British mountaineer Ginge Fullen accompanied by a local guide summited a point 400 m (1,300 ft) to the east of the waypoint listed on the right, recording a height of 716 m (2,349 ft) at N21 53'01 E33 58'13.

Gabal Hagar El Zarqa
Jebel Hagar ez Zarqa is located in Egypt
Jebel Hagar ez Zarqa
Jebel Hagar ez Zarqa
Location in Bir Tawil
Highest point
Elevation662 m (2,172 ft)
Coordinates21°53′00″N 33°58′00″E / 21.88333°N 33.96667°E / 21.88333; 33.96667

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  1. ^ "Jabal hajar az zarqa'". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ^ Mahir, M. "J is for Jebel Hagar – Christmas in No Man's Land". Sahara_overland.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. ^ "Jebel Hagar ez Zarqa: Egypt". Geographical Names. 8 December 1993. Retrieved 24 December 2013.