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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Transcontinental
| Border towns | Country | Bordering continents |
|---|---|---|
| El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya |  Egypt | Africa/Asia |
| Istanbul |  Turkey | Europe/Asia |
| Atyrau |  Kazakhstan | |
| Oral | ||
| Magnitogorsk |  Russia |
List of international border towns and cities
Africa
Asia
Europe
Disputed City
| Border towns | Notes |
|---|---|
| Nicosia/North Nicosia |  Turkish 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.) |
North America
Oceania
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Vanimo |  Papua New Guinea / Indonesia |
| Jayapura |
South America
List of internal border towns and cities
Australia
| Border towns | Bordering states and territories |
|---|---|
| Albury and Wodonga (Albury–Wodonga) |  New South Wales /  Victoria |
| Bordertown |  South Australia / Victoria |
| Canberra and Queanbeyan | New South Wales /  Australian Capital Territory |
| Corowa and Wahgunyah | New South Wales / Victoria |
| Echuca and Moama | |
| Mildura and Buronga | |
| Mulwala and Yarrawonga | |
| Tweed Heads and Gold Coast | New South Wales /  Queensland |
| Mungindi | |
| Wallangarra, Jennings |
Canada
| Border towns | Bordering Provinces |
|---|---|
| Lloydminster |  Alberta /  Saskatchewan |
| Flin Flon, Creighton, and Flin Flon |  Manitoba / Saskatchewan |
| Ottawa and Gatineau |  Ontario /  Quebec |
| Hawkesbury and Grenville | Ontario / Quebec |
| Chute-à-Blondeau (East Hawkesbury) and Pointe-Fortune | Ontario / Quebec |
| Bainsville (South Glengarry) and Rivière-Beaudette | Ontario / Quebec |
| Pembroke and Chapeau | Ontario / Quebec |
| Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix |  New Brunswick / Quebec |
Colombia
| Border towns | Bordering Departments |
|---|---|
| Soacha |  Cundinamarca /  Bogotá |
| Yondó and Antioquía |  Barrancabermeja /  Santander |
| Puerto Triunfo and Puerto Boyacá |  Boyacá /  Antioquia |
| Cartago, Pereira and Puerto Caldas |  Valle del Cauca /  Risaralda |
| Palermo Sitionuevo and Barranquilla |  Magdalena/ Atlántico |
| Girardot, Flandes and Ricaurte | Cundinamarca /  Tolima |
| Puerto Salgar, and La Dorada | Cundinamarca /  Caldas |
| Barbosa and Moniquirá | Santander / Boyacá |
| Puerto Bogotá and Honda | Cundinamarca / Tolima |
United Kingdom
| Border towns | Bordering countries |
|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed |  England /  Scotland |
| Carlisle | |
| Coldstream | |
| Eyemouth | |
| Gretna | |
| Longtown | |
| Bishop's Castle | England /  Wales |
| Chepstow | |
| Chester | |
| Chirk | |
| Hay-on-Wye | |
| Kington | |
| Knighton | |
| Monmouth | |
| Montgomery | |
| Oswestry | |
| Presteigne | |
| Saltney | |
| Whitchurch | |
| Wrexham |
United States
See also
- Border towns in the United States with portmanteau names
- Cross-border town naming
- Divided cities
- Transborder agglomeration
- List of seaports
- List of Mexico–United States border crossings
- List of Canada–United States border crossings
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