Creating border markets is one of the most well-known methods of developing border areas. On the other hand, considering the importance of trade and commerce as a driving force for economic growth, border markets are considered institutions whose optimal performance creates a spatial balance and increases distributive justice and development between regions. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of border markets on the development of border areas. This research is of the field type in terms of its applied purpose, in terms of the possibility of controlling variables, and in terms of its nature, it is a descriptive-survey research. In fact, the present research is a descriptive research of the exploratory and confirmatory type. In the present research, the statistical population of the research is the households in the areas covered by the border markets (within 20 km of the border markets) border markets, which were selected based on the imputed random sampling method and the systematic method of the samples. Accordingly, 227 households were selected from the Milak border markets area and 173 households from the Mirjaveh border markets area. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that 4 key factors are effective as the effects of border markets on the development of border areas in the two markets under study. Also, the results of the first-order confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the theoretical model of the research and obtained from the exploratory factor analysis stage, and the results of the second-order confirmatory factor analysis showed that among the second-order factor loadings, the political and security structure (0.89) has the greatest impact, followed by the economic structure (0.49), the social and cultural structure (0.38), and the spatial and physical structure (0.33) have the least impact on the main structure (the effects of border markets on the development of border areas). Based on the research findings, it was determined that the border markets had the greatest impact on the development of border areas regarding political issues, especially security issues, and did not have much impact on other areas, especially the economic and social factors of border areas.