Turkish–Syrian border area
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The Turkish–Syrian border area is a geopolitically sensitive frontier region between Turkey and Syria, marked by diverse ethnic communities, ongoing security tensions, and significant cross-border rivers and trade routes.
All labels observed (6)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
geopolitical region ⓘ international frontier ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian refugee crisis ⓘ Turkish military interventions in Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Aleppo Governorate border towns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaziantep NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasakah Governorate border towns ⓘ Hatay Province urban areas ⓘ Idlib Governorate border towns NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardin NERFINISHED ⓘ Raqqa Governorate border towns ⓘ Şanlıurfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorderBetween |
Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Treaty of Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Republic of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 911 km ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossingFunction |
energy transit route
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ |
| hasBorderRiver |
Euphrates River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
border checkpoints
ⓘ
border fences ⓘ border wall ⓘ |
| hasMajorBorderCrossing |
Akçakale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bab al-Hawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab al-Salameh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceylanpınar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cilvegözü NERFINISHED ⓘ Karkamış NERFINISHED ⓘ Nusaybin NERFINISHED ⓘ Öncüpınar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Alevi Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christians ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityIssue |
Syrian civil war spillover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross-border militancy ⓘ military operations ⓘ refugee flows ⓘ smuggling ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle East ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkey–Syria border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
humanitarian aid delivery ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afrin and Shahba areas (where under AANES control)
this entity surface form:
Turkish-controlled Euphrates Shield Zone in northern Syria
this entity surface form:
Turkey–Syria border
this entity surface form:
Turkish–Syrian border