page_title: Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone
hierarchical_section_title: Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone
context_page_description: The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was an area of 7,044 km² on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi Republic within which the border between the two countries had not been settled. The neutral zone came into existence following the Uqair Protocol of 1922 which defined the border between Iraq and the Sultanate of Nejd. The neutral zone ended on 26 December 1981, when Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on the partition of the zone, but this wasn't filed with the United Nations until June 1991.
context_section_description: The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was an area of 7,044 km² (2,720 sq mi; 1,741,000 acres) on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi Republic within which the border between the two countries had not been settled. The neutral zone came into existence following the Uqair Protocol of 1922 which defined the border between Iraq and the Sultanate of Nejd (Saudi Arabia's predecessor state). The neutral zone ended on 26 December 1981, when Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on the partition of the zone, but this wasn't filed with the United Nations until June 1991.
caption: The former Neutral Zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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