Cambodia–Thailand border

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Cambodia–Thailand border
The natural border between Cambodia (left) and Thailand (right) in Khao Preah Vihear National Park, Thailand.
Characteristics
Entities Cambodia  Thailand
Length817 kilometres
History
Current shape1907

The Cambodia–Thailand border is the international border between Cambodia and Thailand. The border is 817 km (508 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Laos in the north-east to the Gulf of Thailand in the south.[1]

Description

The border starts in the north-east at the tripoint with Thailand at Preah Chambot peak in the

strip of Thai territory.[2]

History

The disputed Preah Vihear temple
The border crossing at Poipet

The boundary area has historically switched back and forth between various Khmer and Thai empires.

United Nations Border Relief Operation.[6] Sporadic fighting broke out along the border following Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia in 1979, continuing throughout the 1980s until Vietnam withdrew from the country in 1989.[7] In an effort to stop Khmer Rouge infiltration from Thailand, Cambodia built a large fortified fence along the border in the second half of the 1980s.[8][9] Since the advent of peace in Cambodia in the early 1990s relations with Thailand have once again soured over the Preah Vihear issue, as well as, to a lesser extent, Ko Kut island.[3] A border commission was set up in 1995 in an attempt to settle the issues peacefully, however it has made little progress and a full border demarcation satisfactory to both sides remain outstanding.[3][10][11]

Border crossings

As of 2019[update], there were 7 permanent border crossings, 1 temporary border crossing, 9 checkpoints for border trade and 1 checkpoint for tourism which is currently closed.[12]

Permanent border crossings

No Cambodia Thailand Notes
Road Border post Road Border post Opening hours
1 66 Choam, Anlong Veng District, Oddar Meanchey 2201 Chong Sa-ngam,
Phu Sing District, Sisaket
 0700 - 2000
2 68 O Smach, Samraong Municipality, Oddar Meanchey 214 Chong Chom, Kap Choeng District, Surin 0600 - 2200
3 5 Poipet, Poipet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey 33 Ban Klong Luk,
Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo
 0600 - 2200 Road and railway checkpoint. Rail: Rail link between Ban Klong Luk Border railway station and Poipet railway station reopened in April 2019, but services are currently suspended due to COVID-19.[may be outdated]
4 57B Phnom Dei,
Sampov Loun District, Battambang
 4058 Ban Khao Din, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo 0600 - 2200
5 4033 Daung,
Kamrieng District, Battambang
 4033 Ban Laem,
Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi
 0600 - 2200
6 57 Phsar Prum, Sala Krau District, Pailin Khlong Yai- Mueang Prum Road Ban Phak Kad,
Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi
 0600 - 2200
7 48 Cham Yeam, Mondol Seima District, Koh Kong 3 Ban Hat Lek,
Khlong Yai District, Trat
 0600 - 2200

Temporary border crossing

One temporary border crossing exists for the construction of the Thai-Cambodia Friendship Bridge only, which will become a permanent border crossing in the future.

No Cambodia Thailand Notes
Border post Border post Opening hours
1 Stueng Bat, Poipet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey Ban Nong Ian,
Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo
 - Under Construction. Border crossing across the new Thai-Cambodia Friendship Bridge.

Checkpoints for border trade

There are 9 checkpoints officially recognized by the Ministry of Interior which are open for cross-border local trade only, located in Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces. Entering the opposite country beyond these checkpoints and their associated markets is illegal.

Checkpoint for tourism

There is one checkpoint for tourism, which is currently closed since June 2008 due to the

Preah Vihear dispute and eventual cession of Preah Vihear Temple
to Cambodia.

No Cambodia Thailand Notes
Border post Border post Opening hours
1 Preah Vihear Temple, Choam Khsant District, Preah Vihear
Kantharalak District, Sisaket
 - Checkpoint closed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cambodia". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "International Boundary Study No. 40 – Cambodia - Thailand Boundary (Revised)" (PDF). US Department of State. 23 November 1966. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h St John, Ronald Bruce. "The Land Boundaries of Indochina: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam" (PDF). International Boundaries Research Unit, Department of Geography, University of Durham. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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  5. ^ Case Concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand), Merits Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, [1962] I.C.J. Reports 6, p. 23
  6. ^ Shawcross W. The Quality of Mercy: Cambodia, Holocaust, and Modern Conscience. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984
  7. ^ Puangthong Rungswasdisab, Thailand's Response to the Cambodian Genocide
  8. ^ Margaret Slocomb, "The K5 Gamble: National Defence and Nation Building under the People's Republic of Kampuchea", Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (2001), 32 : 195-210 Cambridge University Press
  9. ^ NewScientist - "The killing minefields of Cambodia"
  10. ^ "Preah Vihear temple: Disputed land Cambodian, court rules". BBC News. November 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ Walsh, Eddie (May 24, 2011). "China and Thai-Cambodia Spat". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  12. ^ "ข้อมูลช่องทางผ่านแดนและความตกลงเรื่องการสัญจรข้ามแดน". Foreign Affairs Division Office, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior.
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