Just an hour east of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain sits on the border with Oman.
The last section of road corkscrewed into almost unimaginably dense jungle mountains that marked the border.
In Mexico, cities near the border with the United States should especially be avoided.
NPR's Philip Reeves visited one village close to the border and sent this report.
They wanted to keep an eye on the Muslims in the south on the border with Malaysia.
To the north is the highest step, the majestic snow-capped mountains that mark the border with China.
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From there they crossed into Acre, often paying "coyotes" or people smugglers to get them across the border.
But you have to know your way around tricky ownership rules south of the border ( p. 196).
Mr. MOHAMMED: (Through translator) It's important that the border be delineated because every person should take their right.
Settling the border issue for once and for all, he says, is crucial for the people of Wazzani.
Since then, although there have been occasional incidents along the border, the world's attention has largely shifted elsewhere.
The benefits of cooperation will, therefore, be enjoyed on both sides of the border.
The Border Patrol, for example, has grown from 9, 000 agents in 2001 to nearly 20, 000.
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His family say he is innocent and strayed across the border in Punjab by accident.
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His family say he is innocent and merely strayed across the border in Punjab by accident.
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Narino is in southwest Colombia, on the Pacific Ocean and the border with Ecuador.
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They were detained late on Sunday while trying to cross the border with Kenya, he added.
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But the recent standoff indicates that the border issue remains an obstacle to closer ties.
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In August remittances from Mexicans working north of the border suffered their biggest drop on record.
For some months Kenyan citizens and soldiers have been shot at and kidnapped along the border.
Mr. Singh was born on what is now the Pakistan side of the border.
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Likewise, the drug trade brings violence and corruption, and rising drug-taking, south of the border.
The Ethiopians are clearly violating the agreement that was established by the border commission.
She agreed with LBG's assessment that about 1, 000 posts would be affected north of the border.
It will be shown in the open air at Spicherer Hoehen, near the border with Germany.
Second, he says crossing the border for a shopping trip or vacation requires proper documentation.
Ambulances routinely rush war-wounded across the border from Syria to Turkey for treatment in Turkish hospitals.
But tens of thousands already know what life is like just across the border in China.
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