Boarder walls around the world

The border between North Korea and South Korea

The 38th parallel is the border that has divided the two Koreas since 1953. Although it is called the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DCZ), it is a security strip 238 km long and 4 km wide with permanent military control by of the two countries.

El muro que separa Sahara Occidental mide 2.700 km y fue construido en los años ochenta por el rey Hassan II de Marruecos.Entre Marruecos y el Sahara Occidental hay un conflicto desde hace décadas.

Wall in Western Sahara

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Boarder wall between Mexico and USA

It is a fence built by the United States of more than 1,000 km to prevent immigration from Mexico. Construction began in 1994 and one of Donald Trump's great electoral promises in 2016 was to finish it so that it would cover the entire border, although it has not been fulfilled.

Walls between Israel and Palestine

Israel is closed along most of its borders. It has barriers in the north with Lebanon, in the south with Egypt and in the east with Syria. However, the most controversial and well-known walls are those maintained inside the country to isolate the territory of Palestine.

It is a wall that divides the island of Cyprus into two halves, between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus. In 1974, Türkiye invaded the northern third of the island of Cyprus and proclaimed the area's independence, but only Türkiye recognizes it. The rest of the governments and the United Nations point out that the entire island is part of the Republic of Cyprus.

Cyprus Green Line

Kashmir is an area disputed between India and Pakistan for decades. India and Pakistan were British colonies until 1947; Both countries had already disputed the region before.

Kashmir barrier

Ceuta and Melilla are two autonomous cities of Spain located in North Africa. Because they are European territory in Africa, every year hundreds of migrants from all over the continent try to reach both cities in order to continue their route to Europe.Ceuta and Melilla have fences to hinder the arrival of migrants arriving from Morocco, who in turn come from other regions of the continent. The Ceuta fence has a perimeter of 8 km and a height of 10 meters and that of Melilla is 12 km long and 6 meters high.

Gates of Ceuta and Melilla

Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria are some of the European countries that in recent years have closed part of their borders to prevent the arrival of refugees seeking a better future in Europe.

Border closure in Europe

Se trata de un muro de unos 2.000 km que separa Irán de Afganistán y Pakistán para impedir el paso de droga y combatir a los traficantes.

Boarder in Iran

Barrier between India and Bangladesh

This is a barrier that India is building and that aims to cover the 3,286 kilometers that form the border between the two countries. The goal is to stop immigration and smuggling. India and Bangladesh had been part of the same territory until the United Kingdom gave independence to its colony. India, Bangladesh and Pakistan became three different countries. Since then there have been tensions between the territories.

Mozambique

More than 7.4km of concrete barriers have been erected to date, as part of the 8km first phase of the project set to be completed by December.