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Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone
The Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone, also known as the Divided Zone, was an area of between the Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border, borders of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that was left undefined when the border was established by the Uqair Protocol of 1922, Uqair Convention of 2 December 1922. According to Daniel Yergin, "The Neutral Zone was the two thousand or so square miles of barren desert that had been carved out by the British Empire, British in 1922 in the course of drawing a border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. In order to accommodate the Bedouins, who wandered back and forth between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and for whom nationality was a hazy concept, it was agreed that the two countries would share sovereignty over the area." In the area, which was later called the "Neutral Zone" or "Divided Zone", the Uqair Convention stated that "the Government of Kingdom of Nejd, Najd and Kuwait will share equal rights until through the good offices of the Government of United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Saudi-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone En
A former is an object, such as a template, Gauge block, gauge or cutting Die (manufacturing), die, which is used to form something such as a boat's Hull (watercraft), hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the Flight control surfaces#Longitudinal_axis, longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
