Divided regions are transnational regions, islands, etc., (i.e. areas that are known under a common name) that may have at one time been a united sovereign state but are or have been subsequently politically divided by national borders, into separate sovereign and/or administrative divisions. The later qualification includes many reorganized regions within nation states blurring the pure "transnational" distinction, but retaining the sense of a historic region once governed together which is significant both historically and culturally.
Typically the divided parts still retain the common geographical placename, or a variation thereof, and may or may not be subject to irrendentist claims and territorial disputes. They are by their very nature situated in border areas.
Divided regions frequently have close cultural, economic and transportation ties and not infrequently authorities or commissions which smooth the process of co-operative efforts across their common borders.
Congo (region)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)
Republic of the Congo
Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola
Zaire Province, Angola
Guinea (region)
Guinea ("Guinea-Conakry")
Guinea-Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Greater Somalia
Somalia
Somaliland
Somali Region (Ethiopia)
Sudan (region)
Sudan
South Sudan (seceded from Sudan on July 9, 2011)
Sudanian savanna, most of which lies outside of Sudan and South Sudan
Mali (formerly French Sudan)
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
China
People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fujian
Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
Fujian Province, Republic of China
Timor
East Timor
West Timor, Indonesia
Borneo
Brunei
Malaysian Borneo
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab (Pakistan)
Bengal
Bangladesh (formerly East Bengal)
West Bengal, India
Kashmir (disputed)
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Azad Kashmir & Northern Areas, Pakistan
Aksai Chin, China
Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan (Afghanistan)
Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Gò Công
Gò Công
Gò Công Đông
Gò Công Tây
Trà My
Bắc Trà My
Nam Trà My
Từ Liêm
Bắc Từ Liêm
Nam Từ Liêm
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (Iran)
Cyprus (island) - is de facto divided between Northern Cyprus and the Greek Republic of Cyprus in the southern part of the island
Ossetia
South Ossetia, Georgia
North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Kurdistan, divided among Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
Land of Israel - is mostly included in modern State of Israel, but large parts are controlled by the State of Palestine (Judea and Samaria); the East Bank of Jordan (Perea) is included in the Kingdom of Jordan, while significant parts of the Golan Heights are within the Republic of Syria
Palestine (region) - primarily controlled by the State of Israel, although the State of Palestine claims 22% of the land (the West Bank and Gaza Strip) and has partial control over c.40% of that 22% via the Palestinian National Authority
Syria (region) - Ottoman Syria included modern Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel, the State of Palestine and Southern Turkey, namely the Hatay Province (former Alexandretta) and the Western half of the Southeastern Anatolia Region. The Arab Kingdom of Syria had similar territorial aspirations, seeking to control the Greater Syria.
Armenia - while at present Armenia is essentially coextensive with the areas controlled by the government of Armenia (including a chunk of area controlled by Azerbaijan) much of historic Armenia is now in Turkey.
Samtskhe-Javakheti is a part of the Georgia with an Armenian majority that some feel is part of Armenia.
Iraq - there is a common nationalist view, which sees the region of Iraq (Mesopotamia) also to include Kuwait and Khuzestan Province of Iran
Bačka, between Hungary and Serbia
Banat, Between Hungary, Romania and Serbia
Baranja, between Croatia and Hungary
Basque Country, Spain and Northern Basque Country, France.
Catalonia, Spain and Northern Catalonia, France.
Ireland (island)
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom
Epirus
Epirus (region), Greece
Northern Epirus area in Albania.
Frisia (region)
West-Friesland, Friesland, Groningen in the Netherlands
East-Frisia, North-Frisia in Germany.
Galicia, between Poland and Ukraine
Galicia, between Spain and Portugal
Greece has since 1922 generally only referred to the modern nation state. However until that year a larger vision existed, including areas of Anatolia then heavily Greek, and all or virtually all, of Thrace.
Istria, between Croatia, Italy and Slovenia
Karelia
Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland.
Lapland/Sápmi, divided into Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Russian "sides"
Limburg— The border Duchy of Limburg.
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg (Belgium)
Luxembourg and Luxembourg province, Belgium.
Macedonia (region)
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece) (known as Aegean Macedonia)
Blagoevgrad Province (known as Pirin Macedonia)
Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo
Pomerania (region)
Western Pomerania, part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany
West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.
Romania
Romania
Moldova
Some of Vojvodina might also be included in the most pan-Romanian notions.
Sandžak, between Montenegro and Serbia
Schleswig (also South Jutland) – The former Danish Duchy of Schleswig was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866, which created the province of Schleswig-Holstein, the northern part of Schleswig came back to Denmark in 1920, while Southern Schleswig has remained a part of Germany since.
Srem, between Croatia and Serbia
Thrace
Eastern Thrace, Turkey
Northern Thrace, Bulgaria
Western Thrace, Greece
Tyrol
Tyrol (state), Austria
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Hasi in Kosovo and Has in Albania.
Herzogenrath and Kerkrade— As is the case for many parts of Limburg, Herzogenrath changed hands several times in the last few centuries. Together with the (other) Southern Netherlands it was under Spanish control from 1661, Austrian between 1713 and 1795 and French between 1795 and 1813. In 1815, when the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed (see Vienna Congress), the border was drawn through the town, the eastern part being Prussian town of Herzogenrath, the western part being Dutch Kerkrade. This division continues today.
Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia).
Narva (Estonia) and Ivangorod (Russia).
Valga (Estonia) and Valka (Latvia).
Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
Spanish Virgin Islands
Saint Martin
Sint Maarten, Netherlands
Saint Martin, France
Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas.
Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.
North Dakota and South Dakota
North Carolina and South Carolina
Virginia and West Virginia – Split during the American Civil War in 1861 as the western counties voted to remain in the Union, and the geographical barrier of the Appalachians disabled the ability of the more populous eastern counties from preventing the succession by force of arms, which forces were preoccupied with the Army of the Potomac stationed in Washington, D.C., which itself was on the border of Virginia.
Amazonas: Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas Department (Colombia), Amazonas Region (Peru) and Amazonas (Venezuelan state).
Guiana:
Guyana, formerly British Guiana
Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana
French Guiana, an overseas department of France
Amapá, Brazil
Guayana Region, Venezuela
Patagonia of Chile and Argentina
Tierra del Fuego of Chile and Argentina
Samoan Islands
Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
American Samoa
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua (province), Indonesia
West Papua (province), Indonesia
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