contested border
Line nations dispute
A contested border is a boundary between territories where ownership or exact location is disputed by two or more parties.
The disagreement may involve nations, states, or other jurisdictions, often rooted in historical claims, ethnic divisions, or resource access: The contested border between India and Pakistan has sparked multiple wars.
Maps may show contested borders with dotted lines or special notation.
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- territorial disputeConflict over land boundaries
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- frontierEdge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
ceasefire · checkpoint · barbed wire · razor wire · no-man's-land · demilitarized zone · sovereignty · land grab · clash · patrol · tension · treaty · occupation · militia · standoff · buffer zone · incursion · partition
- International CrisesCuban Missile Crisis, Iran hostage crisis, hostage crisis, Suez Crisis, Bay of Pigs
- bordersboundary, boundary line, boundary lines, boundary markers, boundary stones