Separation barrier
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A separation barrier is a wall or fence constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border, or to separate two populations. These structures vary in placement with regard to international borders and topography. The most famous example of a separation barrier is probably the Great Wall of China, a series of barriers separating the Empire of China from nomadic powers to the north; the most prominent recent example was the Berlin Wall that surrounded the enclave of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, during most of the Cold War era.
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Separation barriers in history
- Iron Curtain, including:
- Great Wall of Gorgan
- Cheolli Jangseong
- Hadrian's Wall
- Zanja de Alsina, built in the 1870s along the southern frontier of Argentina
- Antonine Wall
- Limes Germanicus
- Limes Saxoniae
- Maginot Line
- Gates of Alexander
- Offa's Dyke
- Danevirke
- Götavirke
- Willow Palisade
- Zasechnaya cherta
- Chinese city walls
- Panama Canal fence
- Great Hedge of India
- Between Russia (Soviet Union) and Finland/Norway there was a fence on the Soviet side along the entire border (more than 1000 km) during the Cold war. Along the Finnish border it was not so well guarded since Finland agreed to send back all Russians who escaped. The fence was located a few km from the border, and still partly remains, even though the border controls are open now. It is still forbidden according by Russian law to pass the border except through a border station.
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See also
- Defensive walls
- List of fortifications
- List of walls
- List of cities with defensive walls
- Buffer zone
- Marches
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