Border dispute facts for kids
A border dispute is when two governments or more do not agree on the location of the border between their lands. An example is Pakistan and India over the territory of Kashmir. An historical example is the Honey War between Iowa and Missouri.
Wars are sometimes fought over border disputes. Irredentism is often a border dispute.
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The Line of Control divides the Pakistan-controlled Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan and the Indian-controlled union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Line of Actual Control divides the China-controlled Aksai Chin and the Indian-controlled union territory of Ladakh.
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