Al-Fashaga District

Al Fushqa/Al Fashaga
Disputed territory
The Al Fashaga triangle (light green), near the tripoint of the borders of Sudan (blue), Ethiopia (orange), and Eritrea (grey)
The Al Fashaga triangle (light green), near the tripoint of the borders of Sudan (blue), Ethiopia (orange), and Eritrea (grey)
CountryDisputed area between:
Sudan
Ethiopia
StateAl Qadarif
  • Al Fushqa District
RegionAmhara

The Al Fushqa or Al Fashaga district (Arabic: الفشقة, Amharic: አል ፋሻጋ) also known as the Al Fashaga triangle is a disputed area between Ethiopia and Sudan, specifically Al Qadarif and Amhara.[1] The region is a fertile agricultural land and its capital is Showak.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Districts of Sudan". statoids. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia and Sudan have fallen out over al-Fashaga". BBC. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sudan and Ethiopia's dispute in fertile border area threatens regional stability". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "ولاية القضارف – الهيكل الإداري". 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2023.