Azerbaijan–Georgia border

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Map of Azerbaijan, with Georgia to the north-west
Azerbaijani and Georgian boundary markers

The Azerbaijan–Georgia border (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan–Gürcüstan sərhədi, Georgian: აზერბაიჯან-საქართველოს საზღვარი, romanized: azerbaijan-sakartvelos sazghvari) is the international boundary between Azerbaijan and Georgia. It is 428 km (266 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Armenia in the west to the tripoint with Russia in the east.[1]

Description

The border starts in the west at the tripoint with Armenia and proceeds overland to the north-east, cutting through Jandari Lake, before turning to the south-east down to the vicinity of Azerbaijan's Mingachevir reservoir. It then utilises the Alazani river as it flows north-east and then north-west, leaving the river due east of Tsnori and proceeding overland to the Russian tripoint.

History

During the 19th the Caucasus region was contested between the declining

Elisabethpol
.

Map of the former Tiflis Governorate, with the disputed Zakatala okrug in the east

Following the

Zakatal Okrug (Zaqatala) within the former Tiflis Governorate.[7] When Russia recognised the independence of Georgia via the Treaty of Moscow (1920), it recognised Georgian ownership of Zakatal, prompting protests by the Azeri government.[8][7] In May 1920 it was agreed that a Russian-sponsored delimitation would decide the fate of the area.[7] Much of the border was agreed upon at peace talks held on 12 June 1920, with Zaqatala to be decided by the Russian-led commission.[7][9]

In 1920 Russia's

USSR
, before being separated in 1936.

The boundary became an international frontier in 1991 following the

Ingiloys.[15][16][17]

Settlements

A crossing on the border

Azerbaijan

Georgia

  • Kesalo
  • Zemo-Kedi
  • Kvemi-Kedi
  • Vardisubani
  • Karsubani
  • Lagodekhi

Border crossings

The following border crossings operate between the two countries:[18]

The Red Bridge border crossing

See also

References

  1. ^ "CIA World Factbook - Georgia". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ The boundary between Turkey and the USSR (PDF), January 1952, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2020, retrieved 8 April 2020
  3. ^ John F. Baddeley, "The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus", Longman, Green and Co., London: 1908, p. 90
  4. ^ USSR-Iran Boundary (PDF), February 1951, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2020, retrieved 9 April 2020
  5. OCLC 312951712
    (Armenian Perspective)
  6. OCLC 78646544
    (Turkish Perspective)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Samkharadze, Nikoloz (August 2020). "Georgian State Border – Past and Present" (PDF). Centre for Social Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ Lang, DM (1962). A Modern History of Georgia, p. 226. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
  9. ISBN 978-90-04-17901-1
    .
  10. ^ Ekaterina Arkhipova (December 2016), Georgia and Azerbaijan: border delimitation and security challenges, archived from the original on 4 February 2021, retrieved 9 September 2020
  11. ^ Bradley Jardine (19 September 2018). "Azerbaijan-Georgia border dispute a political, and literal, minefield". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. Middle East Times. Archived from the original
    on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  13. ^ Jonathan Wheatley. Obstacles Impeding the Regional Integration of the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia. European Centre for Minority Issues Working Paper #23. February 2005
  14. ^ 2014 Georgian General Population Census - Demographic And Social Characteristics Archived 2019-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  15. ^ Mahdavi, Shirin (17 September 2018). "Georgian Churches in Azerbaijan". Georgia Today. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. ^ Council of Europe: Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Fourth Report submitted by Azerbaijan pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Archived 2021-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (Received on 10 January 2017), 10 January 2017, ACFC/SR/IV(2017)002
  17. ^ Cornell, Svante E (30 July 2019). "Are Georgia-Azerbaijan Relations at Risk?". CACI Analyst. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Border checkpoints of Georgia". State Commission on Migration Issues. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Red Bridge Customs Checkpoint". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Georgia Border Crossings". Caravanistan. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Mtkvari Customs Checkpoint". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Samtatskaro Customs Checkpoint". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Lagodekhi Customs Checkpoint". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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