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  2. List of divided cities - Wikipedia

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    Border controls are still in use. Padang Besar, Malay Peninsula, divided between Malaysia and Thailand. (Note: it is not clear whether the town constituted a single settlement divided by an international border, or is instead an example of a geographical twin city. However, both towns' names, and the majority of their inhabitants, are of Malay ...

  3. List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders

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    Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .

  4. Hezbollah - Wikipedia

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    The conflict began on 12 July 2006 when Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack on two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence, killing three, injuring two, and seizing two Israeli soldiers.

  5. List of territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    'Border' checkpoint near Strovilia United Kingdom Northern Cyprus: Northern Cyprus controls and administers the border checkpoint near Strovilia. UK's claim in regard to its Sovereign Base Areas. This also involves Cyprus; the checkpoint is partially on UN-administered land, and Cyprus claims all of the island. (See: Europe) Taiwan and Penghu

  6. List of countries and territories by number of land borders

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    Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]

  7. Cross-border town naming - Wikipedia

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    The border was added later (sometimes by war), dividing a community. A community on one side of a border grows up to service the border and then takes the name of the adjacent community on the other side of the border. Communities grow up on both sides of the border to service the border, taking the name of the border crossing.

  8. 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement - Wikipedia

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    The US will promote indirect negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to reach a recognized land border. According to Lebanese reports, a Lebanese government source reported that if no escalations or breaches of the agreement occur by 10 a.m. local time on 27 November 2024, the ceasefire agreement will go into effect.

  9. List of land borders with dates of establishment - Wikipedia

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    1768 The king of Gorkha unites all Nepalese kingdoms into one, border between Nepal and Great Britain; 1947 Indian independence from the United Kingdom; Gorakhpur–Kathmandu. 1768 The king of Gorkha unites all Nepalese kingdoms into one, border between Nepal and the Mughal Empire; 1947 Indian independence from the United Kingdom; Delhi–Kathmandu