The area , which takes its name from the town of Hala'ib , is created by the difference in the Egypt -- Sudan border between the `` political boundary '' set in 1899 by the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium , which runs along the 22nd parallel north , and the `` administrative boundary '' set by the British in 1902 , which gave administrative responsibility for an area of land north of the line to Sudan , which was an Anglo-Egyptian client at the time .
The area , which is named after the town of Hala'ib , is created by the difference in the Egypt -- Sudan border between the `` political boundary '' set in 1899 by the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium , which runs along the 22nd parallel north , and the `` administrative boundary '' set by the British in 1902 , which gave an area of land north of the line to Sudan .