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Settlement near a boundary between two regions
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
Border_town
1984 Chinese film
The Border Town (Chinese name: 边城) is a Chinese movie adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shen Congwen with Dai Na, Feng Hanyuan playing
The_Border_Town
Association football club in England
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL
Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.
Mexican-American military engagements
conflict came in 1916 when revolutionary Pancho Villa attacked the American border town of Columbus, New Mexico. In response, the United States Army, under the
Mexican_Border_War
International border in North America
of Mexico. The border traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from urban areas to deserts. It is the most frequently crossed border in the world, with
Mexico–United_States_border
Wyodak Wyuta Alcan Border Canalaska Mountain Map legend: red dot = border portmanteau towns and localities yellow dot = pseudo-border portmanteaus blue
List of geographic portmanteaus
List_of_geographic_portmanteaus
resulted in the proliferation of cannabis dispensaries located in towns that border states where cannabis remains illegal or where the legal market is
Cannabis and border towns in the United States
Cannabis_and_border_towns_in_the_United_States
Toponymic phenomenon
Cross-border town naming refers to a toponymic phenomenon in which adjacent settlements located on either side of an international boundary adopt identical
Cross-border_town_naming
Ongoing migration incident
people, predominantly young men, have illegally breached and crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa,
2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
2026_Morocco–Spain_border_incident
1996 studio album by Long John Hunter
Border Town Legend is an album by the American musician Long John Hunter, released on January 30, 1996, by Alligator Records. The album title refers to
Border_Town_Legend
Red light district
Boy's Town (or "La Zona" — the Zone — as it is known in Spanish) is a commercial district in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving
Boy's_Town,_Nuevo_Laredo
Neighboring cities that become a conurbation
1905 because the border between the newly created provinces bisected the community. In 1930, the two towns were reunited as a single town under the shared
Twin_cities
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
Heritage Site since 30 June 2012. The inscribed site name is Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications. Elvas lies on a hill 8 kilometres (5
Elvas
Town in al-Anbar Province, Iraq
Al-Qa'im (Arabic: القائم) is an Iraqi border town located nearly 400 km (248 mi) northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border and situated along the Euphrates
Al-Qa'im_(town)
Town in Australia
formerly Border Town, is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east near the state border with Victoria
Bordertown,_South_Australia
Mexico–United States border. There are also at least eight rail crossings and two ferry crossings along the border. Several large border cities have multiple
List of Mexico–United States border crossings
List_of_Mexico–United_States_border_crossings
Place in Abyei Area
أبيي) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is jointly administered by South Sudan and Sudan. The United Nations estimated the town's population
Abyei_(town)
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
border, leaving Büsingen cut off from the rest of the Third Reich. German soldiers on home leave were required to deposit their weapons at the border
Büsingen_am_Hochrhein
Place in Kajiado County, Kenya
town in Kajiado County, Kajiado South Constituency close to the Tanzania and Kenya border. It is a vibrant multi cultural, multi ethnic border town.
Loitokitok
International border
Province, has a border crossing at Ras al-Ayn, connecting to Ceylanpınar. Some 100 km east of Ceylanpınar, the border passes the border town of Nusaybin in
Syria–Turkey_border
Border town in Zambia
Kazungula is a small border town in Zambia, lying on the north bank of the Zambezi River about 70 kilometres (45 mi) west of Livingstone on the M10 Road
Kazungula
National boundary
The England–Wales border, also known as the Wales–England border or the Anglo-Welsh border, runs for 160 miles (260 km) from the Dee estuary, in the north
England–Wales_border
Border town in Rajasthan, India
Longewala is a border town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the Thar Desert in the western part of Jaisalmer district, about 111 km
Longewala
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
List_of_divided_cities
Series of clashes on the Lebanon–Syria border
Lebanese border town of al-Qasr wounded a Lebanese Army soldier. The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that it "extended its control over the town of Haweek"
Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present)
Hezbollah–Syria_clashes_(2024–present)
Political boundaries between India and neighboring territories
Myanmar, and Pakistan share both land borders as well as maritime borders, while Sri Lanka shares only a maritime border through the Ram Setu. India's Andaman
Borders_of_India
Border town in Sindh, Pakistan
Khokhrapar (Sindhi: کوکروپار; Urdu: کھوکھروپار [kʰoːkʰɾoːˈpaːɾ]) is a border town situated in Tharparkar District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located at 25°41
Khokhropar
Ongoing armed conflict in Southeast Asia
Junta-Held Town near Indian Border Chin State". Khonumthung News. 17 May 2024. "Chin forces take control of two Falam district towns on Indian border". Mizzima
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)
Town in Selangor, Malaysia
[ˈsəpaŋ] SUH-pahng) is a small border town and also a mukim in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia. The most known part of the town is its western part, which
Sepang
Town in Shropshire, England
Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the
Oswestry
Ethiopian invasion of Somalia
However, the conflict soon devolved into a military stalemate around the border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale. By late 1982, Ethiopian troops had established
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
1982_Ethiopian–Somali_Border_War
American comic book writer and journalist
American comic book writer and journalist, known for the 2018 series Border Town, which was cancelled following allegations that he had sexually and emotionally
Eric_M._Esquivel
Thromde in Chukha District, Bhutan
(Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་), is a border town in southern Bhutan and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing
Phuntsholing
Indian border force for Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh Borders
The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India's borders with
Border_Security_Force
International border
resulting in large numbers of refugees crossing the border. Following an attack on the Chadian border town of Adré in 2005 by Chadian rebel group the Rally
Chad–Sudan_border
Agreement between geographical entities
International Relations Cross-border town naming Douzelage Global city Lists of twin towns and sister cities List of twin towns and sister cities in Europe
Sister_city
Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
It is a rural border town on the U.S.–Mexico border, with the city of Presidio, Texas, directly opposite, on the U.S. side of the border. Ojinaga is situated
Ojinaga
1963 conflict between Algeria and Morocco
forces occupied the border towns of Hassi Beida and Tindjoub, beginning a battle with Algerian forces for control over the towns. In the north, Algeria
Sand_War
LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria
sharing a long border with the Republic of Benin. The local government begins in Ilesha Baruba and ends in Chikanda, the border town. Its headquarters
Baruten
Town in North-Western Province, Zambia
Chavuma is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia, lying immediately south of the border with Angola. The town is approximately 1,100 kilometers
Chavuma
Village in South Sudan
Agok (Arabic: أكوك) is a border town in the disputed Abyei region near the South Sudanese border. Due to the Second Sudanese Civil War (2007-2011) many
Agok
International border in North America
There are two international borders between Canada and the United States: Canada's border with the northern tier of the contiguous United States to its
Canada–United_States_border
Military clashes
Syrian Army killed five and injured at least ten Turkish citizens in the border town of Akçakale in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces artillery
Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian civil war
Syrian–Turkish_border_clashes_during_the_Syrian_civil_war
Road in Kenya
Road. In Kenya, it links Namanga at the Tanzania-Kenya border to the Kenya-Ethiopia border town of Moyale. As industrial development increased along the
Thika_Road
International border
stop illegal border crossings and stem the flow of drugs, and is also a response to terror attacks, notably the one in the Iranian border town of Zahedan
Iran–Pakistan_border
Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
It is a rural border town on the U.S.-Mexico border, with the town of Redford, Texas, directly opposite, on the U.S. side of the border. "Censo de Población
Manuel_Benavides
International border
April 2020. Kaid Benfield (17 February 2012). "The Most Complicated Border Town in the World". CityLab. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on
Belgium–Netherlands_border
Council area of Scotland
The Scottish Borders (Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba; Scots: The Mairches), known simply as the Borders within Scotland and North East England, is
Scottish_Borders
2014 Ukrainian bombardment
Ukrainian territory landed in the courtyard of a private home in the border town of Donetsk. The shelling killed one civilian and injured two others.
Shelling of Donetsk, Rostov Oblast
Shelling_of_Donetsk,_Rostov_Oblast
International border
Andorra border post. There is no rail crossing point, though a bus service connects the Pas de la Casa to the train station in the French border town of
Andorra–France_border
Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England
is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It lies 2.5 mi (4 km) south of the Anglo-Scottish border and is the northernmost town in England
Berwick-upon-Tweed
War fought between Sudan and South Sudan
the small border town of Heglig before being pushed back by the Sudanese army. Small-scale clashes continued until an agreement on borders and natural
Heglig_Crisis
State borders
retrieved 2021-02-27 Kaid Benfield (17 February 2012), "The Most Complicated Border Town in the World", CityLab, Bloomberg L.P., retrieved 7 April 2020 Länge
Borders_of_Belgium
Town in south-east of North Macedonia
) is a border town located in the very southeast of North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border crossing
Gevgelija
Radio broadcast station targeting a foreign country
A border blaster is a broadcast station that, though not licensed as an external service, is, in practice, used to target another country. The term "border
Border_blaster
Border town in Mexico
El Longoreño is a border town in Mexico. It is located in the Matamoros region. Many migrants from Mexico cross into the United States via Texas. "El
El_Longoreño
International border
The border between Brazil and Colombia is 1,644.2 km (1,021.7 mi) long. The boundary was delimited in two treaties: the Vásquez Cobo-Martins treaty of
Brazil–Colombia_border
Town in Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan in 1947 a border town between newly created Pakistan and the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, but is today only the border between the rest
Kohala,_Pakistan
City in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan
spring 2005, when some 6,000 people fled across the border. A border town, it is an important market town, especially for cottonseed oil trading. "Classification
Qorasuv
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Ridge, its closest neighbour. The town lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the Queensland border, and the border town of Hebel. The shire council built
Goodooga,_New_South_Wales
Series of border barriers
A border wall is being built along portions of the Mexico–United States border in an attempt to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico
Mexico–United States border wall
Mexico–United_States_border_wall
American recording studio complex
Sonic Ranch, in the border town of Tornillo, Texas, is the world's largest residential recording studio complex. There are five studios designed by Vincent
Sonic_Ranch
Place in Somali, Ethiopia
border town in southeastern Ethiopia, within 30 kilometers of the Ethiopia-Somalia border. Located in the Liben Zone of the Somali Region, this town has
Dolo,_Ethiopia
Town in Lithuania
Rusnė (German: Ruß) is a border town in Šilutė district, Lithuania, located on the Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta, 9 km south-west from Šilutė. Rusnė
Rusnė
96-mile long border in Great Britain
The Anglo-Scottish border is a land boundary that separates England and Scotland on the island of Great Britain. Though separating two countries and legal
Anglo-Scottish_border
Place in Mafeteng District, Lesotho
population of approximately 61,000. The South African border town to Mafeteng is Wepener. The town is said to be named after an early visitor, Emile Roland
Mafeteng
International border
The Bhutan–India border is the open international border separating the Kingdom of Bhutan from the Republic of India. The border is 699 km (434 m) long
Bhutan–India_border
Town in Gedo, Somalia
Buuloxaawo) is a business town in Gedo, Somalia. Beledxaawo is a border town and business gateway to Kenya and Ethiopia. The town is also the business headquarters
Beled_Hawo
Border town in Ecuador
'ki.ʝas]) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton. Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An
Huaquillas
Period of mass insurgency in Uganda between 1986 and 1994
Army at the border town of Busia. In response, Museveni publicly accused Kenya of supporting anti-NRM rebels. He deployed troops to the border, officially
War_in_Uganda_(1986–1994)
Street in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China
Ying Street (Chinese: 中英街) is a street on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, within the border town of Sha Tau Kok (Hong Kong) and Shatoujiao (Shenzhen)
Chung_Ying_Street
International border
1967, with the border issue still unresolved. In 1969 Saudi Arabia and South Yemen fought the brief Al-Wadiah War over the remote border town of Al-Wadiah
Saudi_Arabia–Yemen_border
Place in Bhutan
is a town and seat of Samdrup Jongkhar District in Bhutan. The town is located at the south-eastern part of Bhutan and borders the Indian state
Samdrup_Jongkhar
2014 IS offensive in northern Syria during the Syrian Civil War
Kurdish villages and towns in the vicinity of Kobanê, generating a wave of some 300,000 Kurdish refugees, who fled across the border into Turkey's Şanlıurfa
Siege_of_Kobanî
International border
The border between Norway and Russia consists of a 195.7-kilometer (121.6 mi) land border between Sør-Varanger Municipality, Norway, and Pechengsky District
Norway–Russia_border
Subdistrict and town municipality in Narathiwat, Thailand
(Thai: สุไหงโกลก, Malay: Sungai Golok) is a border town and subdistrict on the Malaysia-Thailand Border in Su-ngai Kolok district, Narathiwat Province
Su-ngai_Kolok
Place in Värmland, Sweden
Norwegian border, the town has a population of around 3,000. Charlottenberg railway station is the last in Sweden before the Norwegian border, and serves
Charlottenberg
Road in Africa
border town of Kasumbalesa (DR Congo) in the Copperbelt Region, where it crosses the near borderline into the Republic of Zambia and the border town of
Beira–Lobito_Highway
Municipality in Choluteca, Honduras
The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucigalpa. The town received
San_Marcos_de_Colón
Town in Tamil Nadu, India
Valparai from the foothills consists of 40 hairpin bends. The Kerala state border town of Malakkappara is at a distance of 27 kilometres from Valparai. While
Valparai
Place in Lagos State, Nigeria
the border post was formally opened on 23 October 2018. At least three times in the 2005-2009 period violence has broken out in the border town, with
Seme,_Nigeria
Town in Guangxi, China
Shuikou is a town in Longzhou County, Chongzuo, Guangxi, China. It is a border town of Tà Lùng in Vietnam. Due to its location on the border crossing to
Shuikou,_Chongzuo
Purchasing goods across country's borders
Border trade (also cross-border shopping), in general, refers to the flow of goods and services across the border between different jurisdictions. In
Border_trade
Urban area that extends into two or more countries (or dependent territories)
city-states that agglomerate with their neighbouring countries. Border town Cross-border town naming List of divided cities Metropolitan area "Bukavu, Democratic
Transborder_agglomeration
Salient in Southwick, Massachusetts, US
charter lines increased the importance of the border in subsequent decades. Due to the growth of the border town of Windsor, Connecticut, it grew unclear where
Southwick_Jog
Town in Kerala, India
It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve and a well frequented tourist destination. Kumily is a border town of Kerala
Kumily
Town in Volta Region, Ghana
Aflao is a border town in the Ketu South District in the Volta Region of Ghana on the border with Togo. It is the twenty-eighth most populous settlement
Aflao
Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
with defensive walls List of town walls in England and Wales List of walls Ancient Roman defensive walls Barricade Border barrier Chinese city wall Citadel
Defensive_wall
A series of occasional skirmishes have occurred along the Iran–Pakistan border between Iran and Pakistan since 2014. Both countries have sometimes accused
Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
Iran–Pakistan_border_skirmishes
alcohol is illegal). This ended when the town liquor stores' licenses were not renewed in 2017. The border effect has been repeatedly observed in the
Border_effect
Armed clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1949
Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes are a series of armed skirmishes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
Afghanistan–Pakistan_border_skirmishes
Settlement with restricted access
numerous villages. Following several stages of reduction, by 2016, the border town of Sha Tau Kok remained as the sole settlement within the FCA. Three
Closed_city
American pilot who bombed Naco, Arizona
Patrick Murphy was an Irish-American pilot who mistakenly bombed the border town of Naco, Arizona in April 1929 during the Escobar Rebellion. Little is
Patrick_Murphy_(pilot)
1996 neo-Western mystery film by John Sayles
that Buddy confronted Wade and ran him out of town. Frontera, on the banks of the Rio Grande, is a border town with racial strife among the Tejano, African
Lone_Star_(1996_film)
International border town in Manipur, India
Moreh (Meitei pronunciation: /mō-rey/) is a border town located on the India–Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district of the Indian state of Manipur at the
Moreh,_India
District in Chhattisgarh, India
Balrampur district. It is the most populous town of the Balrampur district. Ramanujganj is the border town of Chhattishgarh-Jharkhand State. The nearest
Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh
Balrampur_district,_Chhattisgarh
1991 Yugoslav attack on a Hungarian settlement
of Barcs was an air attack of the Yugoslav Air Force on the Hungarian border town of Barcs that occurred on 27 October 1991. Tense relations between Hungary
Bombing_of_Barcs
International border between Brazil and France
defines part of the border and is spanned by the Oyapock River Bridge, the only bridge crossing the border, which connects the towns of Saint-Georges (French
Brazil–France_border
Union Council of Pakistan
the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan. The town is famous for the Wagah border ceremony and also serves as a goods transit terminal and
Wagah
1998–2000 international conflict
Ethiopian military launched an even larger assault on the fortified border town of Tsorona. Ethiopian troops were massed and sent forward in successive
Eritrean–Ethiopian_War
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Surname or Lastname
English (Welsh borders)
English (Welsh borders) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Nottinghamshire)
English (Nottinghamshire) : nickname from Old French bon sire ‘good sir’, given either to a fine gentleman (perhaps ironically), or to someone who made frequent use of this term of address. Compare Bowser.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
From the boar valley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from a place in North Yorkshire named Bordley, from Old English bord ‘board’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English bark(en) ‘to tan’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.English : occupational name for a shepherd, Anglo-Norman French bercher (Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name.Altered spelling of German Barger or Berger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the edge of a village or by some other boundary, Middle English border, from Old French bordure ‘edge’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in North and West Yorkshire named Barden, from Old English bere ‘barley’ (or the derived adjective beren) + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Scandinavian, Swedish
Brother
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cordier.Catalan : occupational name for a maker of cord or string, from an agent derivative of Catalan corda ‘string’, ‘cord’.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Baldr, BALDER means "lord, prince." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Odin and Frigg.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Borden, perhaps from Old English bÄr ‘boar’ or bor ‘hill’ + denu ‘valley’ or denn ‘(swine) pasture’.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BERKER means "solid man."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant spelling of Bowler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for one whose job was to bore holes in something, Middle English borer.Swiss German : variant of Bohrer.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Bergr, BIRGER means "rescuer, saver."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a barber, Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’. In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’.Catalan : occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1).Americanized form of any of numerous cognates of 1 in different languages, for example Spanish Barbero, Portuguese Barbeiro, French Barbier, Italian Barbieri.
Boy/Male
African, American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican
Beech-tree; Binder of Books; Bleacher of Cloth; Book Binder
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French
From the Valley of the Boar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the edge of a village or by some other boundary, Middle English border, from Old French bordure ‘edge’.
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