Separation barriers in the world
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Separation barriers in the world
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Kai Ryssdal: Walls like the one Joanna Kakissis was telling us about are more popular than you might think. All over the world, countries have built separation barriers to try to control war or terrorism or ethnic and religious conflicts as well as immigration.
Niall Farrell produced a documentary that lists a lot of those barriers — when they were built, how long they are and what they were built for.
Produced by Niall Farrell
Name: Baghdad Wall
Country: Iraq
Built year: Under construction
Length: 5 km
Type: Civil pacification
Name: Belfast Peace Lines
Country: Northern Ireland
Built year: 1970s
Length: .5 km
Average type: Civil pacification
Name: Ceuta Border Fence
Country: Spain/Morocco
Built year: 2001
Length: 8 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration
Name: China-North Korea Barrier
Country: China/North Korea
Built year: Under construction
Length: 1,416 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration
Name: Egypt-Gaza Barrier
Country: Egypt/Palestinian Territories
Built year: 1979
Length: 3.071 km
Type: Anti-terrorism and illegal immigration
Name: Indian Kashmir Barrier
Country: India
Built year: 2004
Length: 550 km
Type: Anti-terrorism
Name: Indo-Bangladesh Barrier
Country: India/Bangladesh
Built year: Under construction
Length: 3,268 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration
Name: Iran-Pakistan Barrier
Country: Iran/Pakistan
Built year: Under construction
Length: 700 km
Type: Anti-drug smuggling
Name: Israeli-West Bank Barrier
Country: Israel/Palestinian Territories
Built year: Under construction
Length: 703 km
Type: Anti-terrorism
Name: Kazakh-Uzbekistan Barrier
Barrier Country: Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan
Built year: 2006
Length: 45 km
Type: Anti-drug smuggling
Name: Korean Wall
Country: North Korea/South Korea
Built year: 1953
Length: 248 km
Type: Conflict zone
Name: Kuwait-Iraq Barrier
Country: Kuwait/Iraq
Built year: 1991
Length: 193 km
Type: Conflict zone
Name: Malaysia-Thailand Barrier
Country: Malaysia/Thailand
Built year: Proposed
Length: 650 km
Type: Anti-terrorism
Name: Melilla Border Fence
Country: Spain/Morocco
Built year: 1998
Length: 11 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration
Name: Russia Chechnya Barrier
Country: Russia
Built year: Proposed
Length: 700 km
Type: Anti-terrorism
Name: Sharm El-Sheikh Barrier
Country: Egypt
Built year: 2005
Length: 25 km
Type: Anti-terrorism
Name: Turkmen-Uzbekistan Barrier
Country: Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan
Built year: 2001
Length: 1,700 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration
Name: United Nations Buffer Zone In Cyprus
Country: Cyprus/Northern Cyprus
Built year: 1974
Length: 300 km
Type: Conflict zone
Name: United States Mexico Barrier
Country: United States/Mexico
Built year: Under construction
Length: 3,360 km
Type: Anti-illegal immigration and anti-drug smuggling
Name: Western Saharan Berm
Country: Morocco/Western Sahara
Built year: 1987
Length: 2,700 km
Type: Conflict zone
Ryssdal: Niall Farrell produced his piece on separation barriers for a short documentary competition at the Third Coast Audio Festival.
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