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Enclaves and exclaves

  • AlaskaIn 2013, archaeologist Ben Potter unearthed the remains of a six-week-old infant at the Upward Sun River site in the Tanana Valley.
  • Gaza StripOn the 24th of February 1949, Israel and Egypt signed an agreement that drew a line separating their forces. This boundary became known as the Green Line and…
  • Vatican CityThe name Vatican first appeared in the time of the Roman Republic. It described a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber River.
  • Kaliningrad OblastIn 1255, the Teutonic Order established a fortress on the ruins of a destroyed Sambian settlement. They named this new stronghold Königsberg to honor Ottokar…