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The border between Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, as seen from the Canadian side.
Hyder, Alaska

Hyder

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Southernmost Point of Continental Asia
Singapore

Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.
A young woman stands near the barricades of the U.N. buffer zone in the Greek-Cypriot part of Nicosia.
islands

Life Along the Border That Cuts Cyprus in Two

In Nicosia, physical barriers separate the Greek and Turkish communities—but many residents don't seem to mind.
Rachel Button February 20, 2020
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Kentucky Club

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
A traditional spirit stirs up fresh debate among craft distillers living along the U.S.–Mexico border.
politics

The Uncertain Future of a Border-Straddling Liquor

Sotol could bring Texans and Mexicans together, or divide them.
Luke Fater February 7, 2020
The left edge of the mural is more or less on the border with the mural entirely in Switzerland.
Les Rousses, Switzerland

Hotel Arbez

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.
Phaneromenis 70.
Nicosia, Cyprus

Phaneromenis 70

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.
Brooklyn, New York

Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.
The new tri-state marker (Camak Stone still missing)
South Pittsburg, Tennessee

Camak Stone

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
Quitobaquito Springs.
Ajo, Arizona

Quitobaquito Springs

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.
Semināra iela/Sepa tänav border.
Valga, Estonia

Valga/Valka Border

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
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The Man Who Went to War With Canada

For centuries, the United States and Canada’s only remaining land border dispute has been kept alive by a single family.
Cara Giaimo September 29, 2019
maps

Ground Truth

When Cameroon and Nigeria settled their long-standing border dispute, it was just the beginning. Then a 21st-century border had to be laid down.
Jen Banbury September 29, 2019
islam

Alternating Currents

The rise and fall of Venezuela, as seen from a Colombia border city, its grand mosque, and the migrants and converts who worship there.
Megan Janetsky September 29, 2019
Washington, D.C.

Rush-Bagot Monument

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
Video • AO Docs

How a Border Village Keeps the Memories of Divided Families Alive

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View of the ruins from Ani Overlook.
Kharkov, Armenia

Ani Overlook

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.
Marvão, Portugal

Porto Roque Border Post

An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.