Colombia–Venezuela border region

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The Colombia–Venezuela border region is a politically sensitive and economically important frontier zone marked by dense river networks, active trade and migration routes, and frequent security and humanitarian challenges.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier zone ⓘ
international border region ⓘ
affectedBy Colombian internal armed conflict ⓘ
Venezuelan economic crisis ⓘ
borderFollows mountain ranges ⓘ
plains ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
containsBorderCrossingCity Arauca ⓘ
linked to: Arauca Department

Cúcuta ⓘ
Maicao ⓘ
Paraguachón ⓘ
Puerto Carreño ⓘ
Puerto Santander ⓘ
San Antonio del Táchira ⓘ
Ureña ⓘ
countryBorderBetween Colombia ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
economicallyImportant true ⓘ
governedByAgreement Treaty of Limits and River Navigation of 1941 ⓘ
hasApproximateLength 2219 km ⓘ
hasBorderDepartment Arauca Department ⓘ
Guainía Department ⓘ
La Guajira Department ⓘ
Norte de Santander Department ⓘ
Vichada Department ⓘ
hasBorderState Amazonas State ⓘ
Apure State ⓘ
Barinas State ⓘ
Bolívar State ⓘ
Mérida State ⓘ
linked to: Mérida Province

Táchira State ⓘ
Zulia State ⓘ
hasDisputedArea Gulf of Venezuela maritime area ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of Venezuela

border segments in Apure–Arauca zone ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Barí people ⓘ
Piaroa people ⓘ
Sikuani people ⓘ
Wayuu people ⓘ
Yukpa people ⓘ
hasIssue armed group presence ⓘ
contraband fuel trade ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ
human trafficking ⓘ
humanitarian emergencies ⓘ
irregular migration ⓘ
public security challenges ⓘ
refugee flows ⓘ
smuggling ⓘ
hasMajorBorderCrossing Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge ⓘ
José Antonio Páez International Bridge ⓘ
Las Tienditas border complex ⓘ
Simón Bolívar International Bridge ⓘ
Tienditas International Bridge ⓘ
includesMountainRange Andes ⓘ
includesSubregion Catatumbo Basin ⓘ
linked to: Maracaibo Basin

La Guajira Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Guajira Peninsula

Llanos ⓘ
linked to: Los Llanos

Orinoco Basin ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
monitoredBy Colombian security forces ⓘ
Venezuelan security forces ⓘ
international humanitarian organizations ⓘ
politicallySensitive true ⓘ
traversedByRiver Arauca River ⓘ
Catatumbo River ⓘ
Meta River ⓘ
Negro River ⓘ
Orinoco River ⓘ
Táchira River ⓘ
usedFor formal trade ⓘ
humanitarian corridors ⓘ
informal trade ⓘ
migration routes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meta River → crossesBorderBetween → Colombia and Venezuela ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Meta River → formsBorderBetween → Colombia and Venezuela ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Meta River → locatedIn → Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ
Negro River basin → crossesPoliticalBorder → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Arauca River → isPartOf → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Wayuu people → borderRegion → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Villa del Rosario de Cúcuta → borderRole → Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ
Cravo Norte → borderRegion → Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ
Fortul → hasNearbyInternationalBorder → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Saravena → locatedInBorderRegion → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Arauquita → borderRegion → Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ
Puerto Santander → isPartOf → Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ
El Tarra → locatedInGeopoliticalRegion → Colombian–Venezuelan border region ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Pamplonita River → near → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Cartel of the Suns → allegedRegionOfOperation → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Yupa → spokenNear → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Yucpa → spokenAlong → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Yukpa people → locatedAlong → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region
Guajiro people → borderStraddlingGroup → Colombia–Venezuela border ⓘ
linked to: Colombia–Venezuela border region