Thirdly: The territories that the two aforementioned governments will conquer from now on. The intention behind defining Sudan was the territories that were under Egyptian administration and then were seized by the Mahdia, and from which the Egyptian-British forces were expelled. However, adopting this view, as Cross states, would lead to significant administrative difficulties, as in this case, both Halfa and Suakin would have to be excluded from the territories covered by the term Sudan, because neither Halfa nor Suakin had been occupied by Dervish forces. Although it would be entirely correct to say that Egypt truly lacked Wadi Halfa and Suakin during the revolution for the Dervishes to seize them, had it not been for the defense put up for these two places by the British forces, and which took place under British supervision. Therefore, the intention of the first decree was to include Halfa and Suakin within the borders of Sudan. On this basis, the political border between Egypt and Sudan became a straight line following the Fascia line. It cuts a natural and human continuity between north and south. If we extend this line from the Arabs to the east, we find that it passes through the uninhabited Western Desert. There is no movement or activity in this region except through the routes of the Arabs, which mistakenly follow the oases and wells between El Fasher and Assiut. Its importance was in what was called Admadmay, and its current importance as a trade route between Egypt and Sudan, and its importance is now limited to camel trade. When we reach the Nile, we find that the political border passes by Halfa with a few abal. The agricultural lands south of Halfa were small, but they became wider, then they continued to widen in the regions.