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Ciudad Juárez

American  
[syoo-thahth hwah-res] / syuˈðɑð ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

  1. a city in N Mexico, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.


Ciudad Juárez British  
/ siuˈðað ˈxwarɛs /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1888): El Paso del Norte.  a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est)

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On the streets of Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, the Chinese cars are already plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Migrants in the border towns of Mexicali and Ciudad Juárez were being turned away, and the word was spreading.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The family arrived in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico — across the border from El Paso, Texas — on Dec. 1, 2022, following a six-month journey across seven countries and thousands of miles.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

El Paso sits across the border from one of Mexico's most dangerous cities, Ciudad Juárez.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

They don’t make any stops at all on the almost-four-hour stretch between Monahans, Texas—where Scoob and G’ma’s trip ended—and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone