Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical)

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The Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone was a former jointly administered border territory between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, notable for its shared oil resources and eventual partition between the two states in the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
disputed territory
former neutral zone
historical territory
administeredJointlyBy Kuwait NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Kuwait–Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone NERFINISHED
Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone NERFINISHED
borderType land border
maritime boundary
contains Khafji oil field NERFINISHED
Wafra oil field NERFINISHED
offshore oil fields
onshore oil fields
country Kuwait NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia
createdByTreaty Treaty of Uqair NERFINISHED
Uqair Protocol NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 1922
dissolvedIn 1970
establishedBy Kuwait NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Nejd NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
formerColonialPowerInvolved United Kingdom NERFINISHED
governanceModel joint administration
historicalEra 20th century
legalStatusAfterPartition sovereignty divided but resources jointly managed in some areas
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Middle East
notableFor joint oil concessions
offshore oil fields
shared oil resources
originalPurpose buffer zone between Nejd and Kuwait
partitionAgreementSigned 1965
partitionCameIntoForce 1970
partitionedBetween Kuwait NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
reasonForNeutralStatus tribal grazing rights
unsettled border between Nejd and Kuwait
relatedTo Saudi–Iraqi Neutral Zone NERFINISHED
resourceType natural gas
petroleum
sharesBorderWith Kuwait NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
sovereigntySharedBy Kuwait NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
status dissolved
successorTerritory Saudi Arabia–Kuwait land border NERFINISHED
Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone NERFINISHED

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Khafji partOf Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical)