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Separation barrier(Redirected from Separation wall)
Separation Barriers or Separation Walls or Security Fences are constructed to prevent the movement of people across the barrier or to separate two populations. These structures vary in placement with regard to political boundaries, international borders, and topography. The most famous example is the Great Wall of China, a series of barriers separating the Empire of China from Mongolia and Manchuria; the most prominent recent example was the Berlin wall that separated the eastern (GDR) and western (FRG) parts (now united) of Berlin.
Current barriersThe European Union and Spain have constructed barriers between the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and Morocco to prevent smuggling and illegal immigration. India is completing a separation barrier between Indian and Pakistani controlled areas of Kashmir to prevent infiltration by Pakistani based militants. Israel maintains two separation barriers between Israeli and Palestinian population centers to prevent infiltration by suicide bombers.
Morocco has constructed a separation barrier in Western Sahara and Morocco to keep the guerrilla fighters of Polisario out of Morocco and the economically interesting two-thirds of the Western Sahara. Saudi Arabia has begun construction of a separation barrier or fence between its territory and Yemen to prevent the unauthorized movement of people into and out of the Kingdom. South Korea has constructed a separation barrier between its territory and North Korea to obstruct any southward movement by the army of North Korea.
Thailand plans to build a concrete fence along parts of its border with Malaysia to keep Muslim terrorists and dual citizens from crossing Thailand's southern border with Malaysia. Turkey has constructed a separation barrier between the Turkish controlled northern one-third and independent southern two-thirds of Cyprus to separate Turkish and Greek Cypriot populations. The United Kingdom has constructed separation barriers between Protestant and Catholic neighbourhoods in Belfast, Derry and elsewhere in Northern Ireland to contain violence between the two groups. The United Nations has constructed a demilitarized zone to stop Iraq from re-invading Kuwait; Kuwait plans to install a new separation barrier as well. The United States has constructed a separation barrier along 130 km of its border with Mexico to prevent unauthorized immigration into the United States. Historical barriersSee alsoExternal links
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