A tripoint, is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries meet. These can be on land (dry) or demarcated by rivers or lakes (wet). Tripoints can be easy to access or isolated, they can be marked with large monuments or not easily identifiable at all. There are 48 Asian Tripoints. The challenges of visiting Asian tripoints are not only distance from the UK but that they are either disputed or in terrain which is difficult to reach. Security concerns makes visits to borders a logistical and organisational challenge.

Table: Asian Tripoints

Number	Name	Countries	coordinates	type	notes/links
1	AEOMSA	Oman – Saudi Arabia – United Arab Emirates	22°42′30″N 55°13′E	Dry
2	AFCNPK	Afghanistan – China – Pakistan	37°2′N 74°34′E	Dry
3	AFCNTJ	Afghanistan – China – Tajikistan	37°14′N 74°53′E	Dry
4	AFIRPK	Afghanistan –  Iran – Pakistan	29.8610°N 60.8828°E	Dry
5	AFIRTM	Afghanistan – Iran – Turkmenistan	35°37′N 61°17′E	Dry
6	AFTJUZ	Afghanistan – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan	37°10′N 67°47′E	Wet
7	AFTMUZ	Afghanistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan	37°21′N 66°33′E	Both
8	AMAZGE	Armenia – Azerbaijan – Georgia	41°18′07″N 45°00′14″E	Dry
9	AMAZIRe	Armenia – Azerbaijan – Iran (east)	38°52′N 46°32′E	Wet
10	AMAZIRw	Armenia – Azerbaijan – Iran (west)	38°51′N 46°9′E	Wet
11	AMAZTR	Armenia – Azerbaijan – Turkey	39°43′N 44°46′E	Wet
12	AMGETR	Armenia – Georgia – Turkey	41°8′N 43°28′E	Dry
13	AZGERU	Azerbaijan – Georgia – Russia	41°54′00″N  46°24′07″E	Dry
14	AZIRTR	Azerbaijan – Iran – Turkey	39°38′N 44°49′E	Wet	Disputed
15	BDINMM	Bangladesh – India – Myanmar	21°58′N 92°36′E	Wet	Tin Mukh
16	BTCNINe	Bhutan – China – India (east)	27°46′N 91°39′E	Dry	Disputed
17	BTCNINw	Bhutan – China – India (west)	27°20′N 88°55′E	Dry
18	CNINMM	China – India – Myanmar	28°13′N 97°21′E	Dry	Disputed
19	CNINNPe	China – India – Nepal (east)	27°53′N 88°8′E	Dry	Jongsong Peak
20	CNINNPw	China – India – Nepal (west)	30°12′N 81°2′E	Dry	Disputed
21	CNINPK	China – India – Pakistan	35.6°N 76.8°E	Dry	Disputed Siachen Glacier (de facto)
22	CNKGKZ	China – Kyrgyzstan – Kazakhstan	42°13′N 80°10′E	Dry
23	CNKGTJ	China – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan	39°28′N 73°36′E	Dry
24	CNKPRU	China – North Korea – Russia	42°25′N 130°38′E	Wet	Krogh (2011) Palmberg (2011)
25	CNKZRU	China – Kazakhstan – Russia	49.0998°N 87.3123°E	Dry
26	CNLAMM	China – Laos – Myanmar	21°34′N 101°9′E	Wet
27	CNLAVN	China – Laos – Vietnam	22°24′N 102°9′E	Dry
28	CNMNRUe	China – Mongolia – Russia (east)	49°50′42.3″N  116°42′46.8″E	Dry
29	CNMNRUw	China – Mongolia – Russia (west)	49°10′13.5″N  87°48′56.3″E	Dry
30	EGILJO	Egypt – Israel – Jordan	29°25’24″N 34°55’49″E	Wet
31	EGILPS	Egypt – Israel – Palestine	31°13′N 34°16′E	Dry
32	EGJOSA	Egypt – Jordan – Saudi Arabia	29°23’17″N 34°54’26″E	Wet
33	ILJOSY	Israel – Jordan – Syria	32°45′N 35°45′E	Wet	Disputed
34	ILJOPSn	Israel – Jordan – Palestine (north)	32°23′N 35°33′E	Wet	Disputed
35	ILJOPSs	Israel – Jordan – Palestine (south)	31°30′N 35°29′E	Wet	Disputed
36	ILLBSY	Israel – Lebanon – Syria	32°45′N 35°45′E	Dry
37	IQIRTR	Iran – Iraq – Turkey	37°9′N 44°47′E	Dry
38	IQJOSA	Iraq – Jordan – Saudi Arabia	29°6′N 46°33′E	Dry
39	IQJOSY	Iraq – Jordan – Syria	33°22′N 38°48′E	Dry
40	IQKWSA	Iraq – Kuwait – Saudi Arabia	29°6′N 46°33′E	Dry
41	IQSYTR	Iraq – Syria – Turkey	37.1116°N 42.3633°E	Wet
42	KGKZUZ	Kyrgyzstan – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan	42°16′N 70°57′E	Dry
43	KGTJUZ	Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan	40°14′N 70°59′E	Dry
44	KHLATH	Cambodia – Laos – Thailand	14°20’33″N 105°12’23″E	Wet
45	KHLAVN	Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam	14°41′N 107°33′E	Dry
46	KZTMUZ	Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan	41°19′N 56°0′E	Dry
47	LAMMTH	Laos – Myanmar – Thailand	20°21′N 100°5′E	Wet	Palmberg (1995)
48	OMSAYE	Oman – Saudi Arabia – Yemen	18°59’57″N 52°0’12″E	Dry

Maps of Asian Tripoints

TRIPOINT VISIT CLASSES
Class A	Touched
Class B	Basically there. Successful attempt to reach wet tripoint by wading, swimming or canoeing.
Class C	Within 500m, visible
Class D	Distant. visible
Class E	Tripoint area visited but Tripoint not observed.
Source: Acroorca (2002) Published on Boundarypoint 12/07/2003.

My Tripoint Gallery (1 out of 48 visited so far)

The International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions is  ISO 3166 this allocates a 2 letter designation to each country.  When identifying a tripoint it is necessary to collate the 3 country codes in alphabetical order, hence the tripoint between Laos, Myanmar and Thailand becomes LAMMTH. The US and Canada often use 2 letters to denote states and provinces e.g. Alabama AL which is technically incorrect as all sub national territories according to ISO 3166 should have the initial 2 letter country designation followed by up to 3 further letters. Alabama ought therefore be US- AL. Delaware has the same 2 letter code as Germany: DE which has the potential for confusion.

Please click on the photos below to access the reports of my visits, or the red highlighted text above.