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The India–Nepal border is an open international boundary running between the republics of India and Nepal. The 1,751 km (1,088.02 mi) long border includes the Himalayan territories as well as Indo-Gangetic Plain of the subcontinent. [1] The current border was delimited after the Sugauli treaty of 1816 between Nepal and the British Raj.
India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).
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]
Located amidst the Himalayan range, India's border with Bhutan runs 699 km (434 mi). [1] Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are the states which share the border with Bhutan. [18] The border with Nepal runs 1,751 km (1,088 mi) along the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India. [1]
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 .
India–Nepal border (1 C, 13 P) P. India–Pakistan border (4 C, 26 P) S. India–Sri Lanka border (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Borders of India"
Indo-Nepal Border Road (Hindi: भारत नेपाल सीमा सड़क) is a highway approximately parallel to the international borders between India and Nepal which connects the border outposts (BOP) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in India near the lines of the international border. [1] [2]
Eastern South Asia is a cradle of South Asian civilization. Historical states in the region include those recorded in Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, including ancient Nepal, Vanga, and Pundra; the Greek and Roman recorded kingdom of Gangaridai; [5] major Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms including Kikata, Videha, Vṛji, Magadha, Nanda, Mauryan, Anga, Kalinga, Kamarupa, Samatata, Kanva, Gupta ...