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History
Available until 25/05/2027
Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.
France's Holy Lands
Why did French President Jacques Chirac chase Israeli police from a church in Jerusalem?
11 min
Documentary
Steinstücken: A West Berlin Exclave in East Germany
During the height of the Cold War, a German village with just one fridge had problems...
Enclave Chaos in Cooch Bechar
An enclave of one country in an enclave of another country, itself within an enclave…
Hotel Arbez: A Chocolate Frontier
Welcome to the Hotel Arbez, it’s a lovely place straddling the Franco-Swiss border.
Birobidzhan: A Jewish State in the USSR
Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language?
The Vennbahn: German or Belgian?
How did a Belgian cycle lane come to exist within Germany?
Neutral Moresnet
A tax haven with a major zinc mine, which was also a den of smugglers…
Rockall: A North Atlantic Dispute
Why are two Royal Marines standing guard on this tiny rock in the North Atlantic covered in bird droppings?
Nahwa and Madha: An Enclave within an Enclave
An Emirati village surrounded by an Omani enclave was mapped out at time when water was more valuable than oil.
Martin Garcia & Timoteo Dominguez - One Island - Two Countries
A small island in the Rio de la Plata is shared by Argentina and Uruguay. But why does this binational island have two different names?
Mont Blanc: A High Altitude Dispute
If a woman gave birth at the top of Mont Blanc, what nationality would the child be?
The Spratly Islands: Flashpoint for WWIII?
Paradise islands synonymous with hell? Welcome to the Spratlys archipelago, at the heart of a regional power struggle
Kowloon: The Lawless Super City
This vertical slum was a hotbed of crime, but also full of factories, cheap shops and a strong community.
The Lost Island of Bermeja
How can you misplace 80km2 of territory?
10 min
Sark: A Modern Day Feudal Island
A lord and his vassals live peacefully on the island of Sark where cars are not allowed.
Baarle, a Town of Two Nations
A city divided between Belgium and the Netherlands, and scene of a murder? Welcome to Baarle.
Llivia, Between France and Spain
Did you know that the last war between France and Spain took place in the 1970s?
Mount Athos: Off Limits for Women
Can a state in the EU prohibit women from accessing its territory?
Dhekelia: Divided Between Cyprus and Britain
Did you know that people from Cyprus can cross the border into the UK every day?
A Scottish Court in the Netherlands
The former military base Camp Zeist in the Netherlands was once lent to Scotland for the Lockerbie bombing trial
