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- International Borders & Linesinternational-relations › international-borders-lines
- Published
- 16 May 2024
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
Explanation
The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand in agreement with Habibullah Khan, the ruler of Afghanistan at that time. Other notable Afghan leaders such as Amanullah Khan, Abdur Rehman Khan, and Sardar Daud Khan were not involved in this specific agreement.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which country shares the Durand Line border with Afghanistan?
- 2.What is the term used for the boundary separating the Greek Cypriot Administration and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was initially created in 1964?
- 3.What is the name given to the 1949 Armistice boundaries set between Israel and its neighboring countries (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt) following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, which later became known as the border between Israel and the territories it captured during the Six-Day War in 1967?
- 4.During the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), what was the name of the boundary in Beirut that divided the Muslim population in West Beirut from the Christian population in East Beirut?
- 5.What is the name of the heavily fortified defensive position constructed by the German Army close to the Franco-Belgian border?
- 6.What is the name of the present boundary that separates the areas controlled by India and China in the disputed regions?
- 7.When was the Line of Actual Control (LAC) formally established?
- 8.What is the name of the military demarcation line dividing Indian and Pakistani controlled regions in Kashmir?
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