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Sat, August 13, 2022 | 12:03
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Dad claims kingdom so young daughter can be a princess
美아빠, 딸 공주 만들려고 사막왕국 선언
Posted : 2014-07-14 13:33
Updated : 2014-07-14 18:04
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An American man has claimed a patch of land between Egypt and Sudan as a kingdom so his daughter, 7, can be a princess, the Associated Press reports.


Jeremiah Heaton, a father of three from Abingdon, Virginia, trekked across the Egyptian desert to a small, mountainous area called Bir Tawil. Neither Egypt nor Sudan has claimed it because of land disputes dating back more than 100 years.

There have been several online claims, but Heaton believes his journey to the site, where he planted a flag designed by his children, including "princess" Emily, means he can rightfully claim it.

"Over the winter, Emily and I were playing, and she has a fixation on princesses," Heaton said. "She asked me, in all seriousness, if she'd be a real princess someday, and I said she would."

Heaton got Egyptian government permission to travel through the country to Bir Tawil, which is among the last pieces of unclaimed land on the planet. In June, he made a 14-hour caravan journey through the desert before planting the flag of the Heaton kingdom.

"It's beautiful there," Heaton said. "It's an arid desert in northeastern Africa. Bedouins roam the area ― the population is actually zero."


美아빠, 딸 공주 만들려고 사막왕국 선언

미국 버지니아주에 사는 한 남성이 “공주가 되고 싶다”는 7살짜리 딸의 소원에 이집트와 수단 사이의 사막에 있는 무국적 토지를 찾아 가족 깃발을 꽂고 왕국의 수립을 선언하는 일이 벌어졌다.

제라마이아 히튼이라는 이름의 한 남성은 지난 해부터 딸인 에밀리와 함께 히튼 왕국의 수립을 차분하게 계획했다. 그가 찾아낸 곳은 비르 타윌 (Bir Tawil) 이라는 작은 산악지대다. 이집트와 수단은 비르 타윌의 소유권을 두고 100년 가까이 대립했으나 현재는 어느 나라도 소유하지 않고 있는 곳이다. 히튼은 이집트 정부의 허가를 얻은 후 14시간 캠핑카를 타고 이동한 끝에 비르 타윌에 도착했다.  

그 동안 인터넷을 통해서 비르 타윌을 소유하겠노라 선언한 사람은 많았다. 하지만 히튼은 비르 타윌을 직접 찾아간 사람은 본인밖에 없기 때문에 소유권이 유효하다고 주장하고 있다.
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