Border town

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A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different country, diverse cultural traditions can have certain influence to the place. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities, a feature they share with port cities, as traveling and trading often go through the town. They can also be flashpoints for international conflicts, especially when the two countries have territorial disputes.

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List of border towns and cities

Transcontinental

Asia/Africa

Asia/Europe

In Africa

In the Americas

In Central America

In North America

United States/Canada
Within Canada
United States/Mexico
Within the United States

In South America

Within Colombia

In Asia

Afghanistan/Iran

Afghanistan/Pakistan

Afghanistan/Turkmenistan

Afghanistan/Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan/Iran

Bhutan/India

Brunei/Malaysia

China

China/Hong Kong SAR
China/Kazakhstan
China/Laos
China/Macau SAR
China/Mongolia
China/Myanmar
China/Nepal
China/North Korea
China/Russia
China/Taiwan
China/Vietnam

Cyprus/Northern Cyprus

(Note: the Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto state with almost no international recognition, with Turkey being the only UN member state to recognize its sovereignty.)

Egypt/Gaza

(Note: Gaza forms part of the State of Palestine, a state with substantial, but not general, international recognition.)

India

India/Bangladesh
India/Myanmar
India/Nepal
India/Pakistan

Indonesia/Malaysia

Iran/Iraq

Iraq/Turkey

Iran/Turkmenistan

Iraq/Syria

Israel/Egypt

Israel/Jordan

Laos/Thailand

Malaysia/Singapore

Malaysia/Thailand

Mongolia/Russia

Myanmar/Thailand

Turkey/Syria

In Europe

Alps and France/Germany

Baltic states

Caucasus

Central Europe

Iberian Peninsula

France / Spain
Portugal / Spain

Ireland/United Kingdom

  • Derry (Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland)
  • Dundalk (Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland)
  • Newry (Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland)
  • Strabane (Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland)
Within the United Kingdom
England/Scotland
England/Wales

Low countries/Germany

Romania/Bulgaria

Nordic countries

Southern Europe

In Oceania

Australia within

Indonesia/Papua New Guinea

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