El Salvador–Honduras border
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The El Salvador–Honduras border is the international boundary between El Salvador and Honduras, historically marked by territorial disputes and Cold War–era violence in Central America.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ |
| belongsToSubregion | Northern Triangle of Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegime | controlled border ⓘ |
| conflictCause |
economic tensions
ⓘ
land disputes ⓘ migration issues ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demarcatedBetween |
Republic of El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demarcationCompletedYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| disputeType | territorial dispute ⓘ |
| followsNaturalFeature |
mountain ranges
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
about 159 miles
ⓘ
about 256 km ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
El Amatillo border crossing
ⓘ
El Espino border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ El Poy border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
agrarian conflicts
ⓘ
population expulsions of Salvadorans from Honduras in the 1960s ⓘ post-colonial boundary disputes ⓘ |
| hasSection |
land boundary
ⓘ
maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca ⓘ |
| historicallyDisputedBy |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| icjJudgmentYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| legalCase | Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusSettledBy | International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central American Integration System region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
borders of El Salvador ⓘ borders of Honduras ⓘ |
| passesNearCity |
Chalatenango
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Unión NERFINISHED ⓘ Nueva Ocotepeque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
1969 El Salvador–Honduras War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Football War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityIssue |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
irregular migration ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| touchesWaterBody | Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration between El Salvador and Honduras
ⓘ
trade between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ transportation routes in Central America ⓘ |
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