Part I: Enclaves and Exclaves | Part II: The Caucasus | Part III: The Fergana Valley | Part IV: Europe

The last and long-promised part of my Enclaves series is finally here. We’ve looked at a number of regions around the world, troubled and untroubled and seen the various types, causes and effects of enclaves. Of additional interest to those especially interested in geography like us here at Cominganarchy is the graphic below showing the specific geographical types of enclaves/exclaves. I modified it slightly from the original version which I found here.

Exact descriptions of the examples above can be found with the original graphic here.

In total, the world is home to 262 enclaves some of which are harmless geographical oddities and others which continue to exacerbate previous problems or which create new ones. Perhaps the most important lesson of the series for today is that which relates to the two state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Gaza and the West Bank are disconnected and seemingly impossible to merge into a single state, it can be done. A simple coridor could solve the problem and would by no means be a historical first. So the next time one hears about the impossibility of a fragmented Palestine, remember geography is a problem that can often be overcome.

Nevertheless, I hope everyone has enjoyed the series and has learned something. The series could go on in even greater detail and looking into other regions like Africa but I’ll leave that to you. For further reading, do visit all of the sources below.



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[...] Cominganarchy.com’s last part of the enclave series. The last and long-promised part of my Enclaves series is finally here. We’ve looked at a number of regions around the world, troubled and untroubled and seen the various types, causes and effects of enclaves. Of additional interest to those especially interested in geography like us here at Cominganarchy is the graphic below showing the specific geographical types of enclaves/exclaves. I modified it slightly from the original version which I found here. [...]

Current World Affairs - CWA » Blog Archive » Enclaves - the rest added these pithy words on Jan 11 06 at 6:06 am

[...] Cominganarchy.com’s last part of the enclave series. The last and long-promised part of my Enclaves series is finally here. We’ve looked at a number of regions around the world, troubled and untroubled and seen the various types, causes and effects of enclaves. Of additional interest to those especially interested in geography like us here at Cominganarchy is the graphic below showing the specific geographical types of enclaves/exclaves. I modified it slightly from the original version which I found here. [...]

Current World Affairs - CWA » Blog Archive » Enclaves - the rest added these pithy words on Jan 11 06 at 6:06 am

A simple coridor could solve the problem and would by no means be a historical first.

By no means? Where has a road connecting two territories worked in the past? And what was the longest time such a state existed?

Curzon added these pithy words on 11 Jan 06 at 12:42 am

Great series of posts Chirol.

But, wouldn’t creating a ‘corridor’ between the West Bank and Gaza split Israel into two, thus creating a geographically discontiguous state? Which part of Israel would then be the enclave?

Andy added these pithy words on 19 Mar 06 at 11:18 am
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