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Greece–North Macedonia border

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The Greece–North Macedonia border separates Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia in Southeast Europe. It has a length of 234 km (145 mi).[1] It was marked with the Treaty of Bucharest on 10 August 1913. The border starts from the tripoint with Albania in Lake Prespa. It continues in a straight line eastwards across the lake and then continues across the watershed of the Voras Mountains, where it turns north-eastwards. watershed before entering the valley of Vardar river. The boundary continues eastwards and then turns north across the Doiran Lake, before it reaches the watershed between the Strumica and Struma rivers finally reaching the tripoint with Bulgaria on the Tumba Peak.

Kajmakčalan Mountain at the border

Border crossings

There are currently three functioning border crossings between the two countries, with a fourth one in planning. The following is a table of the crossing points, listed from West to East:

More information Greek checkpoint, Municipality ...
Greece Greek checkpointMunicipalityNorth Macedonia North Macedonian checkpointRoute in GreeceRoute in North MacedoniaStatus
Laimos Prespes Markova Noga Resen R-1308 CLOSED, opening scheduled for 2027[2]
Agia Paraskevi Florina Dragoš Bitola local road local road CLOSED
Niki Florina Medžitlija Bitola Open[3]
Evzonoi Paionia Bogorodica Gevgelija Open[4]
Doirani Kilkis Star Dojran Dojran local road R-1105 Open[5]
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