Ilemi Triangle
The Ilemi Triangle, sometimes called only Ilemi, is a disputed area in East Africa, claimed by both Kenya and South Sudan. Arbitrarily defined, it measures about 11,000 square kilometres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Area
- Description: disputed territory between South Sudan and Kenya
- Also known as: “Elemi Triangle”
Ilemi Triangle
- Category: disputed territory
- Location: Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ilemi Triangle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مثلث إليمي”
- Belarusian: “Трохвугольнік Ілемі”
- Catalan: “triangle d’Ilemi”
- Catalan: “Triangle d’Ilemi”
- Chinese: “伊萊米三角區”
- Chinese: “伊雷米三角”
- Chinese: “埃勒米三角區”
- Chinese: “埃莱米三角”
- Chinese: “埃萊米三角”
- Croatian: “Ilemijski trokut”
- Czech: “Ilemijský trojúhelník”
- Czech: “Trojúhelník Ilemi”
- Danish: “Ilemitrekanten”
- Dutch: “Ilemi-driehoek”
- Finnish: “Ilemin kolmio”
- French: “Triangle d’Ilemi”
- Georgian: “ილემის სამკუთხედი”
- German: “Ilemi-Dreieck”
- Hebrew: “משולש אילמי”
- Hindi: “इलेमी त्रिकोण”
- Indonesian: “Segitiga Ilemi”
- Italian: “Triangolo di Ilemi”
- Japanese: “イレミ・トライアングル”
- Korean: “일레미 삼각지구”
- Lithuanian: “Ilemio trikampis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilemi-triangelet”
- Norwegian: “Ilemi-triangelet”
- Polish: “Trójkąt Ilemi”
- Portuguese: “Triângulo de Ilemi”
- Russian: “Треугольник Илеми”
- Serbian: “Илемијски троугао”
- Somali: “Ilemi Saddexagal”
- Spanish: “Triangulo de Ilemi”
- Spanish: “Triángulo de Ilemi”
- Swahili: “Pembetatu ya Ilemi”
- Ukrainian: “Ілемійський трикутник”
- Ukrainian: “Ілемський трикутник”
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