The Uqair Protocol or Uqair Convention was an agreement at
Uqair
Uqair (), alternatively spelled as al-'Uqair, Uqayr, and Ogair, is an ancient seaport city in the Al-Ahsa Governorate of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is the first seaport in the Persian Gulf and has been linked by some to the ancient ...
on 2 December 1922 that defined the boundaries between
Mandatory Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration, or Mandatory Iraq ( ar, الانتداب البريطاني على العراق '), was created in 1921, following the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, an ...
, the
Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd ( ar, سلطنة نجد, ') was the third iteration of the Third Saudi State, from 1921 to 1926. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, Emir ...
and
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
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. It was imposed by
Percy Cox
Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (20 November 1864 – 20 February 1937) was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. He was one of the major figures in the creation of the current Middle East.
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, the British
High Commissioner to Iraq, in response to
Bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and A ...
raiders from Nejd under
Ibn Saud
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...
. Cox met ibn Saud and Major John More, the British Political Agent to Kuwait. The boundaries included a
Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone and a
Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone.
Kuwait was not permitted any role in outcome of the Uqair agreement when the Saudis and British decided Kuwait's modern boundaries. Kuwait lost more than two thirds of its territory as a result of the agreement
the loss of territory made anti-British sentiment grow in Kuwait.
See also
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Iraq–Saudi Arabia border
The Iraq–Saudi Arabia border is 811 km (504 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Jordan in the west to the tripoint with Kuwait in the east.
Description
The border starts on the west at the tripoint with Jordan, and consists ...
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Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border
The Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border is 221 km (137 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Iraq in the west to the Persian Gulf coast in the east.
Description
The border starts in the west the tripoint with Iraq on the Wadi Al-Batin; a s ...
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List of Middle East peace proposals
This is a reversed chronological list of peace proposals in the Middle East, often abbreviated under the Mideast peace concept.
Egyptian Crisis reconciliation
*Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2012
*Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014
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References
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External links
Agreement concerning the boundary between Nejd and KuwaitUnited Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1750, Registration Number II-1083
History of Nejd
History of Kuwait
1922 in Kuwait
1922 in Iraq
1922 in Saudi Arabia
Middle East peace efforts
Iraq–United Kingdom relations
Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border
Iraq–Saudi Arabia border
Boundary treaties
Treaties of Kuwait
Treaties of the Sultanate of Nejd
Treaties concluded in 1922
Treaties entered into force in 1922
Treaties of Mandatory Iraq
December 1922 events
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