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Separation barrier
A separation barrier is a wall or fence constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border, or to separate two populations. These structures vary in placement with regard to international borders and topography...
constructed by United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
along its border with Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
in an effort to curb the flow of illegal migrants, illicit drugs
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and terrorists into the country.
In 2005, the United Arab Emirates and Oman formally signed maps delineating the borders between the two countries from Umm az-Zamul, in the south, northwards to east Eqaidat. The original agreement on the borders was signed in 1999.
A report on the Virtualtourist
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website states:
Al Ain
Al AinAl Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...
(UAE) and Buraimi (Oman) have always been called the two sister oasisOasisIn geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
: The border was pretty much invisible and the two were essentially one single town. Now the UAE have constructed a border fence with barbed wireBarbed wireBarbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...
at the top right through the oasis, separating Al Ain from Buraimi. In November 2004 crossing into the Omani part was still possible at two points without checks, but the passport signs and checkpoint buildings etc. were already there. A local told us that future arrangements were under discussion. Whatever will come, be warned that in future it may not be possible any longer to visit the Omani side, i.e. Wadi Madbah, Kithnah etc. as well as the picturesque route through the mountains to the Hatta Pools and Hatta that easily. The border fence by the way extends already over tens of kilometers also far outside of Al Ain: it looks, as if the UAE wanted to generally seal off its borders to poorer neighbours.