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.
Transcontinental
Border towns Country Bordering continents El-Qantarah el-SharqiyyaAfrica/Asia Istanbul Europe/Asia Atyrau OralMagnitogorsk
List of international border towns and cities Africa
Border towns Bordering countries Abu Jaradil / Acoacán / Adré / Aflao / Afoji / Ahfir / Alexander Bay / Andéramboukane / Ariamsvlei / Assamakka / Assamo / Badme / Bahaï / Bakel / Bambouti/Source Yubu / Bang / Bangassou / Bangui/Zongo Bariguna / Beitbridge / Bémbéré / Benena / Beni Ensar / Béni Ounif/Figuig / Bétou / Blangoua / Bokspits / Bolobo / Boma / Bomandjokou / Bomassa / Bongor / Bosso / Bray/Bray / Bugarama / Bukavu/Cyangugu / Bulembu / Bulok / Bunangana/Bunagana / Buruntuma / Busia /Busia / Ceuta/ Belyounech / Chembe / Chicualacuala / Cinkassé / Cocobeach / Dadda'to / Damasak / Débété / Dedza / Dehiba/Wazzin / Dhobley / Diboli/ Kidira / Dilolo/ Luau / Dolo and Dolow / Dongo / Dongou / Douar El Ma / Ebibeyin / / El Wak / Espungabera / Ezo / / Farafenni / Faramana / Ferfer / Ficksburg/ Maputsoe / Fnideq / Gakhibane / Galafi / Galdogob / Gallabat/Metemma / Gamboru / Fotokol / Gbéléban / Ganta / Garoua-Boulaï/ Cantonnier / Gaya/Malanville / Gbiti/Banga-Boumbé / Geriley / Ghat / Ghadames/ Debdeb / Gnato / Gogui / Goli / Goma/Gisenyi / Hamile / Heddada/Sakiet Sidi Youssef / Helao Nafidi / Holili/ Taveta / Humera / / Idiroko / Ilara-Ogudo Yewa / Impfondo / In Amenas / In Guezzam / In Khalil / Isebania / Isebania / Kaya / Kaédi / Kasane / / Kasindi/ Mpondwe / Kasumbalesa/Kasumbalesa / Katima Mulilo/ Sesheke / Katwitwi / Katuna/Gatuna / Kazungula / / / Kemerida/ Ouaké / Kinshasa/Brazzaville / Kipushi / Koboko / Kolonkwane / Kontcha / Kouango / Kulungugu / Kurmuk / Kwamouth / Labbézanga / Lavumisa / Libenge / Lobatse / Lomé / Loyada/ Lawyacado / Luangwa / / Lukolela / Lwakhakha and Lwakhakha / Machipanda/Mutare / Madina Woula / Mahamba / Mahou / Maigatari / Makopong / Malaba/Malaba / Manankoro / Mandera/Beled Hawo / Mani / Marka / Markounda / Maseru / Matadi / Matam / Mbinda / Melilla/Beni Ansar / Middlepits / Mobaye/Mobayi-Mbongo / Mokambo / Moloundou / Mongomo / Mongoumba / Mossaka / Moyale / Moyenne-Sido / Mukumbura / Mwandi / Namaacha / Nabiapai / Namanga / Nayé / Nayuchi / N'Djamena/ Kousseri / Ngaoui / Nimule /Elegu / Nongoa / Nouadhibou / Nsanje / Nyamapanda / Onseepkans / Oraba / Ouango / Ouésso / Oujda / Qacha's Nek / Paga / Phepheng / Ponta do Ouro / Pweto / Ras Ajdir / Rietfontein / Río Campo / Rosso / Rundu / Rusumo / Saïdia/ Marsa Ben M'Hidi / Sallum / São Domingos / Shangombo / Sokoro / Struizendam / Suam / Taleb Larbi / Tansila/Boura / Tin Zaouatine / Tina / Tissi / Togo Wuchale / Tunduma/Nakonde / Um Dafuq/ Am Dafok / Um Dukhun / Victoria Falls/ Livingstone and Vioolsdrif/ Noordoewer / Werda / Yakoma / Yekepa / Yumbi / Zégoua / Zemio /
Asia
Border towns Bordering countries Islam Qala/Taybad / Zaranj/Zehak Spin Boldak/Chaman / Torkham/Torkham Torghundi/Serhetabat / Hairatan/Termez / Astara/Astara / Julfa/JolfaTeknaf/Maungdaw / Phuntsholing/Jaigaon / Tutong/Limbang / Temburong District/LawasTemburong District/LimbangKuala Belait/Miri Shenzhen/Lo Wu/Heung Yuen Wai / Alashankou/Dostyk / Khorgas/KorgasMohan/Muang Namo / Gongbei/Portas do Cerco / Hengqin/CotaiErenhot/Zamyn-Üüd / Ruili/Muse / Zhangmu/Tatopani, Sindhupalchok / Gyirong Town/TimureChangbai/Hyesan / Dandong/SinuijuJi'an, Jilin/ManpoHeihe/Blagoveshchensk / Manzhouli/ZabaykalskSuifenhe/PogranichnyYanji/KhasanRaohe/BikinXiamen/Kinmen / Lianjiang/LienchiangDongxing/Mong Cai / Hekou/Lao CaiYouyiguan/Lang SonRafah /Rafah / Basirhat/Satkhira / Petrapole/BenapoleAgartala/AkhauraKarimganj/Beanibazar UpazilaMalda/RajshahiWest Garo Hills/BakshiganjTura/Nalitabari UpazilaSantirbazar/FeniMoreh /Tamu / Zorinpui/PaletwaPanitanki/Kakarbhitta / Jogbani/BiratnagarRaxaul/BirgunjNautanwa/SiddharthanagarRupaidiha/NepalgunjBanbasa/BhimdattaFazilka/Lahore / Sajingan Besar/Lundu / Entikong/TebeduBadau/Lubok AntuPutussibau/KapitLong Apari/Bukit Mabong Kayan Hulu/BelagaSebatikMota'ain/Batugade / Altanbulag/Kyakhta / Eilat/Aqaba / Eilat/Taba / Sarakhs/Serakhs / Zakho /Dohuk / Mandali / HalabjaAl-FawAbu Al-KhaseebAbadanPenjwinKhanaqinRabia/Al-Yaarubiyah / SyriaAl-Khalidiyah/Faysh KhaburBan Dongphosy/Nong Khai / Vientiane/Udon ThaniArida / SyriaTanjung Kupang/Tuas / Johor Bahru/WoodlandsBukit Kayu Hitam/Sadao / Pengkalan Hulu/SongkhlaPengkalan Kubur/BetongWang Kelian/Sungai GolokRantau Panjang/Tak BaiKangar/SatunPadang Besar/Padang Besar Rikhawdar/Zokhawthar / Tachilek/Mae Sai / Myawaddy/Mae SotTroitsk / Nusaybin/Qamishli / SyriaŞenyurt/Al-DarbasiyahCeylanpınar/Ras al-AynAkçakale/Tell AbyadMürşitpınar/KobaniKarkamış/Jarabulus
Europe
Border towns Bordering countriesGeneva / Mulhouse / Strasbourg/KehlSaarbrücken / Saint Louis/Weil am Rhein/Basel / / Como/Chiasso / Gorizia/Nova Gorica / Konstanz/Kreuzlingen / Ainaži / Narva/Ivangorod / Valga/Valka / Kybartai/Chernyshevskoye / Panemunė/Sovetsk Gantiadi/Vesyoloye / Sarpi/Sarp / Gibraltar / La Línea de la Concepción / Bourg-Madame / Puigcerdà / Hendaye / Irún / Hondarribia Le Perthus / Els Límits Arnéguy / Pekotxeta Elvas / Badajoz / Valença do Minho / Tui Rio de Onor / Rihonor de CastillaDerry / Dundalk Newry Strabane Bratislava / / Braunau am Inn/Simbach am Inn / Oberndorf bei Salzburg/LaufenSchärdingBrest/Terespol / Burghausen / Passau Branice / Cieszyn/Český Těšín Głuchołazy Kietrz Lubawka Prudnik Świeradów-Zdrój/Nové Město pod Smrkem Szklarska Poręba/Harrachov Zawidów Złoty Stok Chop/Záhony/Čierna nad Tisou / / Esztergom/Štúrovo / Bad Muskau/Łęknica / Forst Frankfurt (Oder)/Słubice Görlitz/Zgorzelec Guben/Gubin Ostritz Schwedt/Oder Cheb/Waldsassen / Jiříkov/Ebersbach-Neugersdorf Rumburk/Varnsdorf/Seifhennersdorf Donetsk / Gukovo Gmünd/České Velenice / Hardegg Laa an der Thaya Hodonín/Holíč / Lanžhot Hrádek nad Nisou/Zittau/Bogatynia / / Komárom/Komárno / Gryfino / Kostrzyn nad Odrą Świnoujście Krnov / Náchod/Kudowa-Zdrój Vidnava Zlaté Hory Marchegg / Mikulov / Slavonice Mohyliv-Podilskyi/Otaci / Piwniczna-Zdrój / Sátoraljaújhely/Slovenské Nové Mesto / Giurgiu/Ruse / Călărași/SilistraCalafat/VidinHalden/ Strömstad / Copenhagen/Malmö / Padborg/ Flensburg / Tornio/Haparanda / Imatra / Svetogorsk / Karesuando/Karesuvanto / Beausoleil / Lavena Ponte Tresa/Ponte Tresa / Menton/Ventimiglia / Rimini /Serravalle / Rome/Vatican City / Trieste / Koper Slavonski Brod/Brod / Županja/Orašje Mali Zvornik/Zvornik / Ustyluh / Uzhhorod / Žagarė / Aachen / / Aalten / Antwerp / Baarle-Hertog/ Baarle-NassauDammeEssenGenkHoogstratenKalmthoutKnokkeLommelMaaseikMaastrichtPutte / PutteSas van Gent / ZelzateTurnhoutArlon / Bad Bentheim / Bad Nieuweschans / Bastogne / Bergen op ZoomBocholt / BorkenBredevoort / CoevordenDinxperlo/Suderwick / EmmenEmmerich / Enschede / Erkelenz / Eupen / Gennep / Goch / GronauHeinsbergHerzogenrath/ KerkradeHouffalize / HulstKalmthout / Kevelaer / KleveMalmedy / Martelange / Mol / Mönchengladbach / Monschau / Nijmegen / Nordhorn / Oldenzaal / Prüm / / Roermond / Roosendaal / Schengen/ Perl / Apach / / Schoonebeek / Sittard / / Sluis / St. Vith / / Ter Apel / Vaals / / Venlo / Vreden / Winterswijk / ZevenaarZundert / Disputed City Border towns NotesNicosia/North Nicosia is a de facto state with almost no international recognition, with Turkey being the only UN member state to recognize its sovereignty.
North America Border towns Bordering countries Benque Viejo del Carmen / Chetumal / Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas /Ciudad Tecun Uman / Corozal Town / Melchor de Mencos / Hyder, Alaska / Stewart, British Columbia / Juneau, Alaska Point Roberts, Washington / Tsawwassen, British Columbia Blaine, Washington / Surrey, British Columbia Sumas, Washington / Abbotsford, British Columbia Laurier, Washington / Cascade City Sweetgrass, Montana / Coutts, Alberta Portal, North Dakota / North Portal, Saskatchewan Gretna, Manitoba Pembina, North Dakota / Emerson, Manitoba Noyes, Minnesota / Emerson, Manitoba Baudette, Minnesota / Rainy River, Ontario Emo, Ontario International Falls, Minnesota, Ranier, Minnesota / Fort Frances, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan / Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Grosse Ile Township, Michigan / Amherstburg, Ontario Wyotte, Michigan, Ecorse, Michigan / LaSalle, Ontario Detroit, Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan / Windsor, Ontario Algonac, Michigan Port Lambton, Ontario Marine City, Michigan / Sombra, Ontario East China Township, Michigan St. Clair, Michigan Marysville, Michigan Port Huron, Michigan / Sarnia, Ontario Buffalo, New York / Fort Erie, Ontario Niagara Falls, New York, Youngstown, New York / Niagara Falls, Ontario Lewiston, New York / Queenston, Ontario Cape Vincent, New York / Wolfe Island, Ontario Morristown, New York / Brockville, Ontario Ogdensburg, New York, Johnstown, Ontario / Prescott, Ontario Massena, New York / Cornwall, Ontario Waddington (village), New York Morrisburg, Ontario St. Regis, New York / Akwesasne, Quebec Fort Covington, New York / Dundee, Quebec Champlain, New York / Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec Rouses Point, New York Canaan, Vermont Derby Line, Vermont / Rock Isl/, Quebec Norton, Vermont / Stanhope, Quebec Estcourt Station, Maine / Pohénégamook, Quebec Fort Kent, Maine / Clair, New Brunswick Frenchville, Maine Madawaska, Maine / Edmundston, New Brunswick Van Buren, Maine / St. Leonard, New Brunswick Hamlin, Maine Limestone, Maine Fort Fairfield, Maine Easton, Maine Mars Hill, Maine Blaine, Maine Bridgewater, Maine Monticello, Maine Littleton, Maine Houlton, Maine / Woodstock, New Brunswick Hodgdon, Maine Cary, Maine Amity, Maine Orient, Maine Weston, Maine Danforth, Maine Baileyville, Maine Vanceboro, Maine / St. Croix, New Brunswick Baring Plantation, Maine Calais, Maine / St. Stephen, New Brunswick Robbinston, Maine Perry, Maine Eastport, Maine / Deer Island, New Brunswick Lubec, Maine / Campobello Island, New Brunswick San Diego, California / Tijuana, Baja California / Tecate, Baja California Calexico, California / Mexicali, Baja California Gadsden, Arizona San Luis, Arizona / San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora/Los Algodones, Baja California Yuma, Arizona / Los Algodones, Baja California Sonoyta, Sonora Naco, Arizona / Naco, Sonora Nogales, Arizona / Nogales, Sonora Douglas, Arizona / Agua Prieta, Sonora Columbus, New Mexico / Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua Sunland Park, New Mexico / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua El Paso, Texas / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Socorro, Texas San Elizario, Texas Doctor Porfirio Parra Tornillo, Texas Presidio, Texas / Ojinaga, Chihuahua Boquillas del Carmen Del Rio, Texas / Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila Eagle Pass, Texas / Piedras Negras, Coahuila Rosita, Texas Hidalgo, Coahuila Colombia, Nuevo León Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas El Cenizo, Texas San Ygnacio, Texas Falcon Mesa, Texas Siesta Shores, Texas Salineño, Texas Roma, Texas / Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas Escobares, Texas La Rosita, Texas Los Alvarez, Texas Los Villareales, Texas Rio Grande City, Texas La Grulla, Texas Los Ebanos, Texas / Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas Mission, Texas McAllen, Texas Hidalgo, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas Edinburg, Texas Pharr, Texas / Reynosa, Tamaulipas Progreso Lakes, Texas / Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas Río Rico, Tamaulipas Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, Texas Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz, Texas Brownsville, Texas / Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Oceania
Border towns Bordering countries
Vanimo /Jayapura
South America