Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan)

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The Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan) is a short international boundary connecting Turkey with Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave, serving as a strategic link between the two closely allied countries in the South Caucasus region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
adjacentToBorder Armenia–Nakhchivan border
Turkey–Armenia border
belongsToExclave Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
connects Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave
Turkey
country1 Turkey
country2 Azerbaijan
createdByTreaty Treaty of Kars
exclaveOf Azerbaijan
guardedBy Azerbaijani border guards
Turkish border guards
hasBorderCrossing Dilucu–Sədərək border crossing
hasBorderCrossingOnAzerbaijaniSide Sədərək
hasBorderCrossingOnTurkishSide Dilucu
hasCustomsControl Azerbaijan
Turkey
hasFeature only direct land connection between Turkey and any part of Azerbaijan
shortest land border of Turkey
hasLength_km 17
hasStatus recognized international boundary
hasStrategicRole provides direct land link between Turkey and Nakhchivan exclave
supports political and economic ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan
isLandBorder true
languageUsedAtBorder Azerbaijani
Turkish
locatedInContinent Asia
Europe
locatedInRegion South Caucasus
nearbyRiver Aras River
openedForTraffic 1992
partOf Turkey–Azerbaijan border
politicalContext links two closely allied states
separates Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Turkey
treatyParties Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Soviet Armenia
Soviet Azerbaijan
Soviet Georgia
treatySignedYear 1921
usedFor passenger crossings
road transport
trade

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Aras River formsPartOf Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan)
Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan) partOf Turkey–Azerbaijan border
linked to: Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan)
Turkey–Soviet Union border succeededBy Turkey–Azerbaijan border
linked to: Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan)
Turkey–Soviet Union border succeededBy Turkey–Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic border
linked to: Turkey–Azerbaijan border (Nakhchivan)