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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ
former neutral zone ⓘ
historical territory ⓘ
administeredJointlyBy Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kuwait–Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone ⓘ
Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone ⓘ
borderType land border ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ
contains Khafji oil field ⓘ
Wafra oil field ⓘ
offshore oil fields ⓘ
onshore oil fields ⓘ
country Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
createdByTreaty Treaty of Uqair ⓘ
Uqair Protocol ⓘ
dateEstablished 1922 ⓘ
dissolvedIn 1970 ⓘ
establishedBy Kuwait ⓘ
Sultanate of Nejd ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
formerColonialPowerInvolved United Kingdom ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
reasonForNeutralStatus tribal grazing rights ⓘ
unsettled border between Nejd and Kuwait ⓘ
relatedTo Saudi–Iraqi Neutral Zone ⓘ
resourceType natural gas ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
sovereigntySharedBy Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
status dissolved ⓘ
successorTerritory Saudi Arabia–Kuwait land border ⓘ
Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khafji → partOf → Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical) ⓘ
Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone → successorTerritory → Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone ⓘ
linked to: Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical)
Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone → alsoKnownAs → Saudi–Kuwaiti Divided Zone ⓘ
linked to: Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical)
Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone → alsoKnownAs → Kuwait–Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone ⓘ
linked to: Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone (historical)