Peace lines
Separation barriers in Northern Ireland separating nationalist and unionist neighbourhoods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about peace lines in Northern Ireland. For the Korean marine boundary line, also known as the 'peace line', see Syngman Rhee Line.
The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate predominantly Irish republican or nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from predominantly British loyalist or unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast and elsewhere.
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The majority of peace walls are located in Belfast, but they also exist in other regions with more than 32 kilometres (20 miles) of walls in Northern Ireland.[1]