Mali–Algeria border

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The Mali–Algeria border is a remote, largely desert frontier in the central Sahara that separates northern Mali from southern Algeria and has strategic significance for trans-Saharan trade and security.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Algerian–Malian border 1
Mali–Algeria border canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
borderFeature difficult terrain
limited infrastructure
sparsely populated
cameIntoExistenceWith independence of Algeria
independence of Mali
characterizedAs largely desert
remote
country1 Mali NERFINISHED
country2 Algeria NERFINISHED
crossesEcoregion Saharan desert ecoregion
dateOfCurrentForm 1960
demarcationType largely straight-line segments
formedBy colonial-era delimitation
governedBy Mali–Algeria bilateral treaties NERFINISHED
hasApproximateLength about 1376 kilometres
about 855 miles
hasBorderControlPoints official crossing at Bordj Badji Mokhtar
official crossing at Tin Zaouatine
hasClimate hyper-arid
hasStrategicSignificanceFor counterterrorism operations
regional security
smuggling control
trans-Saharan trade
historicallyDefinedBy French colonial administration NERFINISHED
locatedIn Sahara Desert NERFINISHED
central Sahara
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Sahel security context
passesNearSettlement Bordj Badji Mokhtar NERFINISHED
Kidal region settlements
Tin Zaouatine NERFINISHED
passesThroughRegion Adrar des Ifoghas NERFINISHED
Tanezrouft NERFINISHED
patrolledBy Algerian security forces NERFINISHED
Malian security forces
recognizedBy United Nations member states NERFINISHED
securityIssue armed group movements
trafficking of arms
trafficking of drugs
trafficking of migrants
separates northern Mali NERFINISHED
southern Algeria
subjectOf bilateral security cooperation agreements
usedBy Arab communities
Tuareg communities NERFINISHED
usedFor informal trade routes
nomadic pastoral movements

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

Adrar des Ifoghas mountains countryBorderContext Mali–Algeria border
subject surface form: Adrar des Ifoghas
Ifoghas locatedNear Mali–Algeria border
this entity surface form: Algerian–Malian border