Eritrea–Sudan border
| Eritrea–Sudan border | |
|---|---|
Map of Eritrea, with Sudan to the west | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | Eritrea, Sudan |
| Length | 686 km (426 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 24 May 1993 Eritrean War of Independence won in 1991, Eritrea officially declared a nation in 1993 after a referendum making Ethiopia landlocked. |
| Current shape | 24 May 1991 Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict |
The Eritrea–Sudan border (Tigrinya: ዶብ ኤርትራ-ሱዳን; Italian: Confine Eritrea-Sudan; Arabic: الحدود بين إريتريا والسودان) is 686 km (426 mi) in length and runs from Eritrea and Sudan's tripoint with Ethiopia in the south, to the town of Ras Kasar in the very north of Eritrea. The border has been the site of several tensions, with deportations, border conflicts and colonialism by the United Kingdom and Italy. The border has also seen illegal acts such as human trafficking and hundreds of illegal crossings made by Eritreans. Due to the Tigray War, Sudan saw a surge of Eritrean and Ethiopian civilians cross its border with Eritrea and by 2023 there were nearly 130,000 refugees and civilians confirmed living in the country.