Iran–Armenia border

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The Iran–Armenia border is a short international boundary in the South Caucasus that separates Iran from Armenia, largely following the course of the Aras River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
adjacentToProvince Ardabil Province NERFINISHED
East Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED
Syunik Province NERFINISHED
borderType land border
connectsCity Meghri NERFINISHED
Norduz NERFINISHED
country1 Iran NERFINISHED
country2 Armenia NERFINISHED
crossedByInfrastructure Iran–Armenia gas pipeline NERFINISHED
highway M2 (Armenia) NERFINISHED
demarcatedBy Aras River thalweg in many sections
establishedEvent dissolution of the Soviet Union
establishedInCurrentForm 1991
followsRiver Aras River NERFINISHED
formedPartOfFormerBorderWith Soviet Union NERFINISHED
hasBorderCrossing Meghri–Norduz border crossing NERFINISHED
hasBorderRegime controlled border
hasCustomsControl yes
hasStrategicImportanceFor Armenia NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
historicalContext resulted from treaties between Persia and the Russian Empire
historicalTreaty Treaty of Gulistan NERFINISHED
Treaty of Turkmenchay NERFINISHED
isArmeniaOnlyBorderWith Iran NERFINISHED
isIranOnlyBorderWith Armenia NERFINISHED
lengthInKilometres approximately 44
lengthInMiles approximately 27
locatedInRegion South Caucasus NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
partOf Armenia–Iran relations NERFINISHED
predecessorBorder Iran–Soviet Union border NERFINISHED
relatedTo Armenia–Azerbaijan border NERFINISHED
Iran–Azerbaijan border NERFINISHED
riverFormsNaturalBoundary Aras River NERFINISHED
separates Armenia NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
usedFor energy transit
road transport
trade

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Aras River formsPartOf Iran–Armenia border