Thai–Myanmar border

E32258
international border land border

The Thai–Myanmar border is a long, often porous frontier region marked by ethnic diversity, conflict-driven displacement, and extensive humanitarian and refugee activities.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Myanmar–Thailand border 1
Thai-Myanmar border 1
Thailand at Myawaddy 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border ⓘ
land border ⓘ
approximateLength 2401 km ⓘ
associatedWith drug trafficking ⓘ
human trafficking ⓘ
internally displaced persons ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country1 Thailand ⓘ
country2 Myanmar ⓘ
established 19th century ⓘ
establishedBy British Empire ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Siam
follows Moei River ⓘ
Ruak River ⓘ
Salween River ⓘ
natural features ⓘ
governedBy Thai–Myanmar border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thailand–Myanmar border agreements
hasActivity cross-border health services ⓘ
humanitarian assistance ⓘ
refugee protection ⓘ
hasBorderTown Htee Khee ⓘ
Kawthaung ⓘ
Mae Hong Son Province ⓘ
surface form: Mae Hong Son

Mae Sai ⓘ
Mae Sot ⓘ
Myawaddy ⓘ
Ranong province ⓘ
surface form: Ranong

Lashio ⓘ
surface form: Tachileik
hasCheckpoint Mae Sai ⓘ
surface form: Mae Sai–Tachileik crossing

Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge ⓘ
surface form: Mae Sot–Myawaddy crossing

Kawthaung ⓘ
surface form: Ranong–Kawthaung crossing
hasEthnicGroup Akha people ⓘ
Burmese people ⓘ
Hmong ⓘ
surface form: Hmong people

Karen people ⓘ
Kayah people ⓘ
surface form: Karenni people

Akha people ⓘ
surface form: Lahu people

Mon people ⓘ
Tai peoples ⓘ
surface form: Shan people

Tai peoples ⓘ
surface form: Thai people
hasRefugeeCamp Umpiem Mai refugee camp ⓘ
surface form: Ban Don Yang refugee camp

Mae La refugee camp ⓘ
Nu Po refugee camp ⓘ
Umpiem Mai refugee camp ⓘ
surface form: Tham Hin refugee camp

Umpiem Mai refugee camp ⓘ
knownFor conflict-driven displacement ⓘ
cross-border trade ⓘ
ethnic diversity ⓘ
insurgent activity ⓘ
porous frontier ⓘ
refugee camps ⓘ
smuggling ⓘ
lengthUnit kilometre ⓘ
partOf Golden Triangle region ⓘ
passesThrough forested areas ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
securityForce Border Guard Police of Myanmar ⓘ
Royal Thai Army ⓘ
separates Myanmar ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
subjectTo armed conflict ⓘ
human rights concerns ⓘ
military operations ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cynthia Maung → basedNear → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ
Shan Hills → borderRegionOf → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Myanmar–Thailand border
Karen people → borderRegionPresence → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ
Thai–Myanmar border → governedBy → Thai–Myanmar border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thailand–Myanmar border agreements
Karen State → hasBorderCrossingWith → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thailand at Myawaddy
Mae Tao Clinic → locatedOn → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thai-Myanmar border
Cynthia Maung → workLocation → Thai–Myanmar border ⓘ